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Niari are a caste in Odisha .They are similar to the Dewar caste, and belong to the Sebc category.
History
The Niari have a history of being unemployed and poor, and alongside a few other castes, mostly adopted the profession of preparing flattened rice, which has traditionally been an offering to the deity Prasad. Niari caste peoples are considered to be Shudra Varna by Odia Brahmins and others.