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Maheshwar is believed to be built on the site of the ancient city of Somvanshya Shastrarjun Kshatriya, and was the capital of king Kartavirya Arjuna, (Shree Shastrarjun) who is mentioned in the Sanskrit epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. According to a popular legend, one day the King Sahasrarjun and his 500 wives went to the river for a picnic.
Hiltebeitel, who classifies the Vanniyar as Shudra in the Hindu varna system, notes that South Indian society traditionally recognised neither the Kshatriya (warrior) nor Vaishya (merchant) varnas, being divided instead between Brahmins on the one hand and Shudras and untouchables on the other.
Uma Maheswarar Temple of Konerirajapuram in the Mayiladuthurai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is a historical temple dedicated to Shiva.Shiva is worshiped as Uma Maheswarar, and is represented by the lingam and his consort Parvati is depicted as Mattuvar Kuzhalammai.
Uma–Maheshvara, central India, probably late 1000s to 1100s AD, buff sandstone, Dallas Museum of Art. Uma–Maheshvara (Sanskrit: उमामहेश्वर, romanized: Umāmaheśvara) is a form of the divine couple, Shiva (Maheshvara) and Parvati (Uma), in Hindu iconography.
Maheshwari, also spelled Maheshvari, is a Hindu caste of India, originally from what is now the state of Rajasthan. [1] Their traditional occupation is that of commerce and as such they form part of the wider Bania occupation-based community that also includes castes such as the Khandelwals , Oswals , Porwals , and Agrawals , Gahois .
[2] A 1225 CE inscription of the Paramara king Devapala has been found at Mandhata. It records the grant of a village to Brahmins, and states that the grant was made while the king was staying at Mahishmati. [7] Maheshwar HD Sankalia, [8] PN Bose [9] and Francis Wilford, [9] among others, identify Mahishmati with present-day Maheshwar.
Mahishya (IAST: Māhiṣya) is a Bengali Hindu traditionally agrarian caste, [1] [2] and formed the largest caste in undivided Bengal. [3] Mahisyas were, and still are, extremely diverse caste consisting of all possible classes in terms of material conditions and ranks. [4] [5]
Nagavanshi (IAST: Nāgavaṃśī) refers to several Indian Kshatriya dynasties or ruling groups claiming descent from the mythical Nāgas. Along with Suryavanshi, Agnivanshi and Chandravanshi, the Nagavanshi clans form a part of the Kshatriya class in the Varna system of India. [1] [2] The notable members of this class include: