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Indian artisan caste From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Soni are a Hindu caste of goldsmiths found throughout India in the states of Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh.[1]

Present circumstances
The Soni are essentially still goldsmiths, with a few also involved in the manufacture of other items of jewellery.[2] Like similar Hindu castes, they are endogamous and maintain a system of clan (gotra) exogamy. The various sub-divisions of the Soni have their own caste associations, such as the Patni Soni Mandal and Shrimali Soni Mandal. They follow Vaishnavism, and many belonging to the Swaminarayan sect.
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Shrimali Soni
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