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Kamari/Kam(a)r
Kamari also known as Kam(a)r/Kamer/Kamre is a Rajput shakha, from Jethwa kul of Suryavanshi Rajput who claim their desesent from Rana Jethwa clan of warrior Rajput. They are associated with the Kathiawad region and is a subcast of Jethwa Rajput dominating in present Porbandar princely state(13 gun salute).

Origin
As Rana Jethwa share a close affinity from Mer Rajput community the origin of rana kamari Rajput is also doubted to be an early descent from mer people. Some ancient texts also prove their existence as in a mythological folklore where lord shiva is tempeted by Kamdev a god of love and seduction, by his aura took birth these people who chased kamdev to death, where they were called "Kamari tanyam vande" or the foe of Kama. Even to this day they worship Lord Hanumana the incarnation of lord shiva. Their kuldevi is maa vidhyavasini and some even worship jethwadevi a local diety if saurashtra region. Majorly they are believed to be in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, some went fighting and got settled in far lands of Rajasthan and Haryana. Titles like Jethwa and Rana have been adopted by them whereas some still write Kamari or Kam(a)r.