Mer (community)
Mer Rās or Maniyaro (a type of dandiya dance) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 250,000 (1980) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Gujarat, India: Porbandar, Junagadh, Dwarka, Jamnagar | |
| Languages | |
| Gujarati | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Gujarati people |
Mer, Maher or Mehar (Gujarati: ISO 15919: Mēr, Mahēr, Mēhar) is a caste from the Saurashtra region of Gujarat in India. They are largely based in the Porbandar district, comprising the Ghēḍ and Barḍā areas, and they speak a dialect of the Gujarati language. The Mers of the Ghēḍ and Barḍā form two groups of the jāti and together they are the main cultivators in the Porbandar.