Bania may refer to:

• Bania, Vanika in Sanskrit, someone of a Hindu bourgeois (mercantile) group of castes
• Banya (sauna), a Russian steambath
• Kenny Bania, a secondary character on the Seinfeld TV series

According to the Indian caste system, Vanika (Sanskrit) or Bania (Hindi) is a trader or merchant belonging to the business class. ... Sanskrit ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... A banya (Russian баня), is a Russian steam bath, similar to a Finnish sauna. ... Kenny Bania from The Soup Kenny Bania (pronounced BAN-yuh) is a fictional character on the situation comedy Seinfeld played by Steve Hytner. ...

See also

• Banya

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