Lavana
# Lavana

The Lavana, Lohana , Lobana , Labana, are a Hindu caste found in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat in India.

## History and origin

the word lavana also means salt in Hindi, and the community's traditional occupation was the merchant and transportation of salt.

## Present circumstances

The Lavana are an endogamous community. They have eleven exogamous clans mentioned below:

* Dharawat
* Dhogan
* Basi
* Gundalia
* Datnawat
* Anderia
* Tageria
* Kalchana
* Baluda
* Lakhrond
* Bakrea

All these clans have equal status.

The community is traditionally associated with saltpetre trading, but many are now farmers, agricultural and traders.

