Kanjar is a tribe in Rajasthan. Their main characteristics are given below:
1. The origin of the word Kanjar is from the word ‘Kanan-char’, which means ‘wanderer in the forest’.
2. Kanjars are notorious for theft and other crimes. But after drinking “Hakim Raja ka Pyala”, they never speak a lie.
3. They have a window in the back side of their houses to flee away.
4. Their presiding deity is Chauth Mata. Kanjar women are expert in singing and dancing.