temples and religious occasions. Shilpkar were mainly working for rajputs, in their lands and were expert in handcrafts. The famous surnames  Kalakoti ,  Chauhan ,  Bisht , Bhayera ,  Nainwal ,  Rawat ,  Dhapola ,  Rautela  and  Negi  are used by Rajputs.  Bahuguna, Bhatt, Naithani, Joshi, Tripathi, Pant  are some of