Vanza also spelt as Wanza sometimes, is a Hindu Khatri artisan community from Gujarat state of India . The main occupation of the community is of weaving, dyeing and also tailoring -Darzi works.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Kenya ,[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Uganda ,[ 7] United Kingdom ,[ 8] Hinglaj as their kuldevi and many are followers of Pushtimarg sect of Hinduism .
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^ India. Office of the Registrar General. Census of India, 1961: Gujarat Brahmakshatriyas , Muslim Khatris , Garala , Bhavsar and Vanza communities have been engaged in the dyeing
^ Gopika Solanki (25 April 2011). Adjudication in Religious Family Laws: Cultural Accommodation, Legal Pluralism, and Gender Equality in India 390– 400. ISBN 978-1-139-49927-9 . Retrieved 1 November 2016 . ^ Shish Ram Sharma.Raj Publications; 2002. ISBN 978-81-86208-23-6 . p. 234, 407.OBC List Gujarat
^ Pascale Herzig. South Asians in Kenya: Gender, Generation and Changing Identities in Diaspora ISBN 978-3-8258-0052-9 . p. 168–.
^ Kenya Gazette ^ Cynthia Salvadori. Through open doors: a view of Asian cultures in Kenya ISBN 978-9966-848-05-5 . p. 115–115.
^ East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation. Regional Director, Uganda. Post Office Directory of Private Box and Private Bag Renters, Uganda
^ Religions in the UK: A Multi-faith Directory ISBN 978-0-901437-06-8 . p. 258.
