Ganiga

Ganiga is a caste found in the state of Karnataka, India. They were originally oil pressers and also oil-mongers in the Mysore region of Karnataka. They add the title Shetti to their name.

Ganiga men used to wear sacred thread. They hold themselves to be high class Vaishyas and did not eat food cooked by anyone other than Havyaka Brahmins. They employed Havyaka Brahmins to perform their chief ceremonies and their religious teacher  is the chief of smárta monastery at Sringeri. They are classified as OBC in India's system of positive discrimination.