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Khandayat
Khandayats are a martial caste of Odisha in India. Khandayat means "master of the sword". The word, " Khanda" means sword and "Ayata" means control. Khandayats are the kshatriya caste in Odisha and constitute 22% of the state's population. Khandayats mainly involved in ruling and operating the body of society in ancient era. See Indian name#Oriya names.