Panchal

This article is about the Hindu Caste. For the ancient Indian kingdom, see Panchala.

Panchal is a Master Craftsman caste of India. Panchal is a collective term for class of engineers, architects, priests, sculptors and temple builders. They belong to the Vishwakarma sect.^[1]

Panchal

Languages
Hindi, Punjabi, Haryanvi, Pahadi[citation needed]
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Vishwabrahmin

Culture

Panchal, Vishwakarma, Singh, Dhiman, Sharma, Vashista are some of the surnames used by this community.^[2] They maintain clan exogamy as a strict rule for marriage.

See also

• Lord Vishwakarma
• Vishwakarma Caste