Suvarna Banik

Suvarna Baniks popularly called Bene is a mercantile group from Bengal dealing in gold and silver.^[1] They are divided into two subgroups.They are a very intelligent and well-to-do class, but they are treated as a degraded caste. The Brahmins did not accept water from their hands. Their spiritual guides are the Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and their religious services are performed by a class of degraded Brahmins called Sonar Baniya Brahmins.^[2]

References

↑ Rudra, Arya. "Baniks of Bengal". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. TOI. Retrieved 20 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
↑ Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste System and the Bearing of the Sects Towards Each Other and Towards Other Religious Systems (digital ed.). Thacker, Spink. pp. 199–201. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

Bengali Hindus

Society

Groups	Babu Bangal Bhadralok Ghoti

Castes	Aguri Bagdi Baidya Baishya Kapali Baishya Saha Barujibi Bauri Brahmin Chunaru Dom Gandhabanik Subarna Banik Hari Kaibartya Kansabanik Karmakar Kayastha Mahato Mahishya Malla Namasudra (Namassej) Pirali Brahmin Pundra Sadgop Shunri Yogi

Religion

Books	Bhagavad Gita Chandi Panchali

Sects	Brahmo Kartabhaja Shaiva Shakta Vaishnava

Orders	Adi Brahmo Samaj Ananda Marga Bharat Sevashram Sangha Brahmo Conference Organisation Brahmo Samaj Gaudiya Math International Society for Krishna Consciousness Matua Mahasangha Ramakrishna Math Ramakrishna Mission Ramakrishna Order Ramakrishna Sarada Math Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Sadharan Brahmo Samaj Self-Realization Fellowship Sri Aurobindo Ashram Vedanta Society World Brahmo Council Yogoda Satsanga Society of India

Festivals	Poila Baisakh Rabindra Jayanti Akshaya Tritiya Buddho Purnima Shashthi Savitri Brata Ambubachi Mela Dhamrai Jagannath Roth Jhulan Purnima Janmashtami Bhadu Ganesh Chaturthi Vishwakarma Puja Durga Puja Lakshmi Puja Diwali Kali Puja Bhai Phonta Nabanna Jagaddhatri Puja Kalpataru Day Swami Vivekananda's Birthday Makar Sankranti Maghotsab Saraswati Puja Maha Shivaratri Dol Purnima Holi Gajan Pratapaditya Utsav Ekadashi Kumbh Mela Gangasagar Baruni Snan

Culture

Music	Rabindra Sangeet Nazrul Geeti

Dance	Gaudiya Nritya Rabindra Nritya Natya

Literature	Kallol Hungry generation

Folk Culture

Folk Art	Dhokra Sholapith

Folk Dance	Raibenshe Chhau Paika Dhamail

Folk Dance	Alkap Kavigan

Others

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