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Jharra Chhetri

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Jharra Chhetri(/ˈʒərrɑː/) are the subgroup of the Chhetri/Kshatriya caste of the Khas ethnic group. Jharra Chhetri wear the six threaded Janai (sacred thread). They are historically Indo Aryan people. Communities of Jharras include Basnet/Basnyat, Thapa, Karki, Kunwar, Khadka, Katuwal, Rawat, and Bisht.

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Etymology and background

Main article: Chhetri

"Chhetri" is a direct derivative[1] or a Nepalese vernacular of the Sanskrit word Kshatriya.[2]

Chhetris along with Brahmins are considered among the twice born castes called Tagadhari in Nepal and they wear the sacred thread called the Yagnopavita.[3] Chhetris are considered among the Pahadi caste groups and they speak Nepali language as their mother tongue which is highly influenced by Sanskrit.[3]

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Culture and traditions

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Sacred thread being given to young boys in Himalayas

The children born from the union of a Chhetri man and his married Chhetri wife, only accomplished by a proper Brahmā vivāha are considered "Jharrā" (meaning: 'pure') while those children born from the union of a Hill Brahmin man and a Chhetri woman are considered "Thimā" (meaning: 'hybrid').[4]

A Jharrā boy would be given a six threaded Janai (sacred thread) at his Hindu passage of rite Bartaman ceremony while a Thimā boy would be given only a three threaded Janai (sacred thread).[4] A Thimā son would inherit a sixth of the ancestral property compared to that of the Jharrā son.[4]

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