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| '''Mahato''' ({{lang-bn|মাহাতো}}) also known as '''Kurmi Mahato''' is a ] caste found in the Chhotanagpur areas of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa. According to anthropologists the Mahatos evolved as a distinct caste from being a sub-group among the Kurmis. The Mahatos are mostly agriculturalists with landed properties, with very few landless agricultural labourers among them. The governments of ] and ] both have classified the Mahatos as Kurmis under Other Backward Classes since 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anagrasarkalyan.gov.in/htm/obc_list.html |title=Government of West Bengal: List of Other Backward Classes |publisher=Govt. of West Bengal |date= |accessdate=December 23, 2011}}</ref> | |||
| == History == | |||
| The Purulia District Gazetteer described the Mahatos as a pure Shudra caste ranked above the the Navashakhas and the untouchables and ranked below the Kayasthas in the caste hierarchy. | |||
| == Religion == | |||
| The Mahatos are served by the the Utkala Brahmins, Rarhi Brahmins and Tirhut Brahmins. They are worshippers of Shiva, Chandi and Surya. During the worship of Shiva, they sacrifice goats. | |||
| == See also == | |||
| * ] | |||
| == References == | |||
| {{Reflist}} | |||
| {{Bengali Hindu people}} | |||
| ] | |||
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