Dhami
Dhami was a Princely State in India. It was one of the Punjab Hill States. In 1941 it had an area of 28 square miles and a population of 5,114 people.
Dhami is also known as Halog which is in Tehsil Shimla (capital of Himachal Pradesh). Dhami has important place in Indian history because of Dhami Goli Kand of July 16, 1939.
Dhami (Halog) is also popular for the Patthar ka Khel which is held every year on the next of Diwali. This fair is held in village Halog of tehsil Shimla. Halog was the capital of erstwhile Dhami state. The fair is held on the second day of Diwali in the month of Kartik(November). In ancient times human sacrifice,it is said, used to be offered to goddess Kali every year at the spot where the fair is now held. It is also said that on this day the widow of a ruler of the state performed ‘Satti’ and that before doing so she had ordered to make human sacrifice henceforth. Human sacrifice was stopped after sometimes. Stone throwing fight between two parties is the main attraction of the fair and whatever blood oozes out from the wounds caused by injuries on the bodies of the participants is collected and offered to the Kali. Apart from the stone throwing game the ‘hindola’ ride is also enjoyed.
Dhami is also a popular Sikh last name. Dhami surname is from the Mistry caste.
Sources
- ^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 510
- ^ Cohen, Saul B., ed. The Columbia Gazeteer of the World (New York: Columbia University Press, 1998) p. 828
Most of the people with Dhami last name can be found around Hoshiarpur district of Punjab and Himachal Pardesh in India. Though since 1940’s many have migrated to UK, Canada & US.
Jat Sikhs with this last name are in villages such as Singriwala, Dhamian, Chack Gujran, Piplanwala and other villages around Hoshiarpur Distrit. there are 21 villages in Hoshiarpur that have the same last name.
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Also can be called Dhemi, family in Prince George of Dhemi’s are Jatts. Mann, Dhaliwal, and Dhemi’s come in conflict with Bhatti’s.
Most of the people with last name “DHAMI” reside in the far-western region in Nepal, They are Kshetriays.
The surname ‘Dhami’ comes from the sikh caste, jatt (in general).
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