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Khatri Community of Mandi Himachal
The Khatri community of Mandi was one of the dominant community of the town. The roots of the community can be traced to Bengal and Rajasthan. The primary livelihood of the community before independence was Zamindari who had land owned and scattered across the Mandi Princely State. The Vijay High school established in 1866 brought in early education to the hill state and post independence education became the main source of livelihood of the people of the Mandi town especially the Khatri community who had majority stake in the population.

Khatri Sabha
Khatri Sabha Mandi is in the center of the town which is which is host to many meetings and community lunches of the community.

Joint Family Houses
Khatris lived in the joint families in Mandi Town. These houses are called "Choki". It usually had one entrance and rooms around, with a small courtyard in the center. Generally the center of the courtyard had a pot of Tulsi. These houses were made of stone and mud with cemented plaster and roof of "Slate". The underground room around each of the four side of the house is called "Khati", The ground floor is called "Obra" and the washroom is called "Jajru".