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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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Turtuk developed because of its proximity to urban settlements like Leh, Skardu and Kargill, and trade passing through these towns which connected with the Silk Route (Courtesy: Isaac Gergan)

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Instead of braiding them or tying them into a topknot, Today women twist their hair to produce several long ringlets (Courtesy: SR Abbiramy)

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