page_title: Mangali Caste
hierarchical_section_title: Mangali Caste
caption_attribution_description: English: Mangali
context_page_description: Mangali/Mangala Caste is Barber Caste in South Eastern state of Andhra Pradesh.
  Mangali/Mangala are also referred as Nai, Nayee, Valand in Gujarat, Hadapad, Savitha Samaja, Ambattar, Thakur, Vostaad, Manthri, Napit, Velakkathala Nayar.
  Mangali/Mangala Caste is a caste originating in India. They were traditionally occupied as barbers, although some have adopted the name Sharma that was historically the preserve of Brahmins.
  Around 1800 Barbers are working in TTD as tonsuring staff where as nearly 100 are female staff
  Mangali/Mangala People traditionally plays many Music Instruments. Nadhaswaram, Thavil, Thalam, Saxophone and many other instruments for marriages and other occasions.
  There are many ethnic groups related to Mangali in India like
  1 Acharya
  2 Ambasthans/Baidya
  3 Bengali kayastha
  4 Brahmin saiva
  5 Bhatiya
  6 Bhati
  7 Chauhan, Maru
  8 Charakas
  9 Dasgupta
  10 Duttagupta
  11 Dhanvantaris, Pandithar, Pandith
  12 Dhanvantari Brahmins
  13 Devadiga
  14 NiyogiNayee Brahmin
  15 Ezhavathybramins
  16 Isai Velalar
  17 Kavutheeya Brahmins.
  18 Kayastha baidya
  19 Kuruppanmar Brahmin
  20 Limbachiya
  21 Mangali, Mangala
  22 Maaran, Marar
  23 Maruthavar
  24 Mohyalbramhin
  25 Nai
  26 Nai/Nayee Brahmin
context_section_description: Mangali/Mangala Caste is Barber Caste in South Eastern state of Andhra Pradesh.
  Mangali/Mangala are also referred as Nai , Nayee, Valand in Gujarat, Hadapad, Savitha Samaja, Ambattar,  Thakur, Vostaad, Manthri, Napit, Velakkathala Nayar.
  Mangali/Mangala Caste is a caste originating in India. They were traditionally occupied as barbers, although some have adopted the name Sharma that was historically the preserve of Brahmins.
  Around 1800 Barbers are working in TTD as tonsuring staff where as nearly 100 are female staff
  Mangali/Mangala People traditionally plays many Music Instruments. Nadhaswaram,Thavil (Dolu), Thalam, Saxophone and many other instruments for marriages and other occasions.
  There are many ethnic groups related to Mangali in India like
  1)   Acharya
  2)    Ambasthans/Baidya
  3)    Bengali kayastha
  4)    Brahmin saiva
  5)    Bhatiya
  6)    Bhati
  7)    Chauhan, Maru
  8)    Charakas
  9)    Dasgupta
  10)  Duttagupta
  11)  Dhanvantaris, Pandithar,Pandith
  12)  Dhanvantari Brahmins
  13)  Devadiga (Moily, Sherigar, Seriyan, Gujaran)
  14)  NiyogiNayee Brahmin
  15)  Ezhavathybramins
  16)  Isai Velalar
  17)  Kavutheeya Brahmins.
  18)  Kayastha baidya
  19)  Kuruppanmar Brahmin
  20)  Limbachiya
  21)  Mangali,Mangala
  22)  Maaran, Marar
  23)  Maruthavar (Pandithar, Vaithyar)
  24)  Mohyalbramhin
  25)  Nai (caste)
  26)  Nai/Nayee Brahmin
  27)  Nanda Rajavansh
  28)  Nassuvan
  29)  Nayanaja Kshatriya
  30)  Navithar
  31)  Nanda kshatriyas(or)Nai kshatriyas
  32)  Parekhbramin
  33)  Perumal vaidyar Brahmin
  34)  Raj bandary
  35)  Saiva Brahmin
  36)  sen,sain
  37)  Sengupta
  38)  Sen-Sharma
  39)  Srivas
  40)  Srivastava
  41)  Shakadwipies Brahmin (or) Maga Brahmin
  42)  Sharma
  43)  Thakur
  44)  Tagore
  45)  Upadyay
  46)  Vaidya Brahmins
  47)  Vathimabrahmin
  48)  Valand
  49)  Vaidyar
  50)  Vaidhya
  51)  Vaidya/Ambashtha
  52)  Vadhyayar Brahmin
  53)  Vadhyar Brahmin
  54)  Vaidika Nayeebrahmin
  55)  Velakkathala Nayar
  https://mangali-caste.yolasite.com/
  http://www.bharatiyasainsamaj.com/
  http://nayeebrahmin.org/
  http://valandsevasangh.org/index.aspx
  http://www.sainsamaj.in/index.php
  https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-shear-devotion-the-barbers-of-tirupati-2101788
  https://apnayibrahmins.blogspot.com/
caption: Mangali/Mangala People participating in Melam