# Jangid

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{{Short description|Caste in Hinduism known for producing furniture and arts}}
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'''Jangid''' ([Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit_language): जऻगिड, <small>[romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Sanskrit): ''Jāngid''</small>) or Jaangid is a caste or community in India, specializing in architectural work, woodwork like idol making, temple making, shipbuilding, wooden furniture making, representing working class people in ancient India.<ref name="Vaśishṭha">{{cite book|author=Rādhākr̥shṇa Vaśishṭha|title=Art and Artists of Rajasthan: A Study on the Art & Artists of Mewar with Reference to Western Indian School of Painting|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kmcLLEBmPHwC&pg=PA94|year=1995|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-284-0|pages=91,94}}</ref><ref name="Joshi1976">{{cite book|first=Om Prakash |last=Joshi|title=Painted Folklore and Folklore Painters of India: A Study with Reference to Rajasthan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xUjjBHmHMXEC&pg=PA73|year=1976|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|pages=73–74}}</ref> They belong to the [Vishwakarma sect](/source/Vishwakarma_(caste)).<ref>{{Cite book |author1= S.S. Shashi |author2=P.S. Varma |year=1991 |publisher= Sandeep Prakashan |isbn=978-8185067698 |pages=185,214 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=irXkAAAAMAAJ&q=jangid+brahmin |title=A Socio-history of Ex-criminal Communities OBCs
 |language=en}}</ref> The terms ''Jangid'' and ''Vishwakarma'' have been used interchangeably in India for centuries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Jangid Brahmin Samaj,Shree Vishwakarma,Jangid Community,Samaj Group Jaipur |url=https://www.jangidbrahminsamaj.com/history/eng.htm |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=www.jangidbrahminsamaj.com}}</ref> They have a notable presence in the states of [Haryana](/source/Haryana), [Rajasthan](/source/Rajasthan) and [Punjab](/source/Punjab%2C_India).{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}

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