Twashta Kasar

According to Herbert Hope Risley, they are a branch of the Suvarna Banik, who became degraded because they took to working in metal.

[1][2] They are included in the Other Backward Class category by the Government of Maharashtra.

The community worships Kalika as a guardian deity (Palak Devta).

They have established "Twashta Kasar Samaj Samstha Kalika Mandir" in every city wherever they have a sizable population.

The Samaj Samstha is a community center where they organize events.

MahaKalika idol at Twashta Kasar Kalika Devi Mandir, Kasba Peth, Pune.