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Though Fakirani Jats herd cattle, buffalos, sheep, and goats, they are primarily camel breeders. For centuries, maldharis traversed migration routes across the Rann of Kutch in search of pasture for their livestock.

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The Great Rann of Kutch is home to itinerant pastoral communities, who though are collectively called maldhari. One such maldhari community are the Fakirani Jats, who live a semi-nomadic life and breed camels. The camels are known as Kharai, a breed which is peculiar to the mangrove ecosystem of Kutch district.

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