 The more common social and economic demarcation lines of varna - a ritual ranking system comprising Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra - became blurred, with the exception of that between the Brahmins and all other Hindus.Instead, it was occupation that formed the primary differentiator and of the occupations it was that of agriculture which was most important.As landholders and agriculturalists, the damaras were the most important of the occupational classes and their power could be considerable.