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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. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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 .

  6. Mudgala - Wikipedia

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    Mudgal surname also spelled as Mudgil, Modgil, Moudgil in some areas. In North India Mudgal Gotra is shared by Gaur/Gaud Brahmins, Saraswat Brahmins and Gaur/Gaud Tyagi Brahmins.Rishi Mudgal wrote 1 Upanishad out of 108 Upanishads named Mudgal Upanishad. Mudgal Upanishad is of a very special type and unique amongst all Upanishads ever written.

  7. Brahmin gotra - Wikipedia

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    In Sanskrit, one of the meanings of the word Gotra is “a descendant through an unbroken patriline”. [3] According to Hindu scripture, members of the Brahmin community are believed to have descended from the first seven Brahmin saints of the Vedic period . [ 4 ]

  8. Apte - Wikipedia

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    The surname may have come from the word "Apta", another name for Bauhinia racemosa.The Kuladevata (family deity) of this Clan is Shree Dev Vyadeshwar of Guhagar and Yogeshvari of Ambajogai,the Gramadevata (Village Deity) is Betal also known as Vetoba of Shiroda (Maharashtra).They are the followers of Taittiriya Shakha and Hiranyakeshi Sutra of the Yajurveda.

  9. Atre - Wikipedia

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    Atre or Atri (Athri) is a Hindu kshatriya patronymic surname and gotra from the ancient sage. In Maharashtra, the surname is mainly found among kshatriya community. In Uttar Pradesh & Gujarat, the surname is found among yadavas. It is also a gotra in the Gowda Saraswat Brahmin community [1] Notable people with the surname includes