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  2. Shandilya - Wikipedia

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    Shandilya (IAST: Śāṇḍilya) is a gotra [1] which is named after the great sage Shandilya, [2] specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors. Shandilya Rishi was the progenitor of the Śāṇḍilya gotra.

  3. List of gotras - Wikipedia

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    People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste (as there are many gotras which are part of different castes) in the Hindu social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal Tulu speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes. People of the same gotra are generally not allowed to marry.

  4. Shandilya (Rishi) - Wikipedia

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    Shandilya (IAST: Śāṇḍilya, Sanskrit: शाण्डिल्य) was a Vedic Rishi and was the progenitor of the Śāṇḍilya gotra. The name derives from the Sanskrit words Śaṇ (roughly, Full), and Dilam (Moon), thus meaning Full Moon, therefore implying Śhāṇḍilya had great devotion towards the Moon God .

  5. Category:Bengali-language surnames - Wikipedia

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    Printable version; In other projects ... Bangladeshi Muslim names (12 P) Pages in category "Bengali-language surnames"

  6. Brahmin gotra - Wikipedia

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    A list of the Audichya Sashtra Brahmin community's Gotras and Pravaras, written in the Gujrati script. The seven major Brahmin Gotras take the names of the saints whose lineages they represent: Shandilya, Upreti, Jamadagni, Gautama, Atri, Vasishta and Kashyapa. [18]

  7. Bengali name - Wikipedia

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    Though middle names are very common in Bangladesh, not every individual has one; this applies to West Bengal as well. Recently, many people have begun to add their dak nam to the middle or end of their full official name, resulting in names like "Saifuddin Kanchon Choudhuri" (সাইফুদ্দীন কাঞ্চন চৌধুরী), where "Saifuddin" would be the man's bhalo nam ...

  8. Samaddar (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Samaddar (Bengali: সমাদ্দার), also spelled Samadder, is a Bengali Hindu surname, commonly found among the Bengalis of the Indian state of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh. They are considered Rarhi Brahmins of the Kashyapa gotra or can be any castes or sub-castes due to historic adaptation to various professions during ...

  9. Gotra - Wikipedia

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    Generally, the gotra forms an exogamous unit, with marriage within the same gotra being regarded as incest and prohibited by custom. [1] The name of the gotra can be used as a surname, but it is different from a surname and is strictly maintained because of its importance in marriages among Hindus, especially among castes.