Pattegar

Pattegar (also spelt as Patvegar, Patewegar, Patwegar, Patvekari, Patekar & Pattagar) or Patkar (Khatri) is a Hindu community predominantly residing in the Indian states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They wear the sacred thread and claim to be Kshatriyas. They call themselves as Somavamshiya Sahasrarjun Kshatriyas or SSK Samaj.

All of them follow Hinduism and are traditionally silk weavers. Their principal deity is Shakti. They claim their lineage to legendary king Sahasrarjuna and celebrate Sahasrarjuna Jayanti.