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Bathgama

Bathgama is a Sri Lankan caste located predominantly in the Kandyan provinces, the traditional occupation of which was the cultivation of rice. Hence the name Bath (rice) and Gama (village) in the Sinhala language.

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Bathgama is a Sri Lankan caste located predominantly in the Kandyan provinces, the traditional occupation of which was the cultivation of rice. Hence the name Bath (rice) and Gama (village) in the Sinhala language.

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