title: Lavana
text: # Lavana
  
  The Lavana, Lohana , Lobana , Labana, are a Hindu caste found in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat in India.
  
  ## History and origin
  
  the word lavana also means salt in Hindi, and the community's traditional occupation was the merchant and transportation of salt.
  
  ## Present circumstances
  
  The Lavana are an endogamous community. They have eleven exogamous clans mentioned below:
  
  * Dharawat
  * Dhogan
  * Basi
  * Gundalia
  * Datnawat
  * Anderia
  * Tageria
  * Kalchana
  * Baluda
  * Lakhrond
  * Bakrea
  
  All these clans have equal status.
  
  The community is traditionally associated with saltpetre trading, but many are now farmers, agricultural and traders.
  
  