Bundelkhand is home to several Jain communities: •
Parwar •
Golapurva •
Golalare •
Teranpanthi (including Samaiya, Charanagare and Ayodhyavasi) •
Kathanera (also known as Kathanere) The
Khandelwals were originally from Rajasthan, but they have been present in Bundelkhand since ancient times. Navalsah Chanderia in 1768 in his Vardhamana Purana mentioned 11 communities that were partly Jain. These include: •
Grihapati •
Nema •
Asati A few among them are still Jain and follow the Teranpanthi sect. The Bhadavar region (
Bhind,
Morena,
Etawah) is adjacent to Bundelkhand and is home to some like: • Barhiya •
Golalare •
Kharaua •
Padmavati Purwar •
Lamenchu •
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