The Rabari Tribe

The Rabari, are an indigenous tribal caste of nomadic herders and shepherds that live throughout northwest India, primarily in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan
According to their creation myth the Rabari were created by Pavarti, the consort of Lord Shiva and great mother goddess of India. As one version of the story goes, she cleaned dust and sweat from Shiva as he meditated and moulded a camel from the dirt. However it kept running away, Parvati created the first Rabari to mind it. Keeping animals is therefore regarded as a near sacred occupation by the Rabari who see themselves as their herds' custodians rather than their owners.