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India Travel Guide >> Tribes >> Gujarat >> Tribes Gujarat Guide You Can Advertise Here TRIBES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tribes Of: Gujarat. Main Tribes: Rabari, Ahir, Bharwad. Mainly Concentrated In: Kachchh. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kachchh has the most significant and conspicuous population of tribal communities in Gujarat, most of whom migrated from east and west from the 7th century onwards. Each tribe can be identified from its costume, and gains its income from pastoral farming or crafts such as weaving, painting, woodcarving and dyeing. Traditionally, each has concentrated on different crafts, although the distinctions today are far less clear-cut. RABARI: THE MOST PROMINENT TRIBE Various legends and myths punctuate the history and origin of Rabaris in Gujarat. They are linked with Shiva, through their ancestor Sambal, and their homeland area of Jaisalmer and Marwar In Rajasthan.