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  2. 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]

  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.

  4. Category:Brahmin gotras - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Brahmin gotras" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  5. List of Brahmins - Wikipedia

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    Brahmin Sub-Cast In Office Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan [351] [352] 5 September 1888 17 April 1975 Niyogi Brahmin: Second President (13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967) V. V. Giri [353] 10 August 1894 24 June 1980 Niyogi Brahmin: fourth president. 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974. Ramaswamy Venkataraman [354] 4 December 1910 27 January 2009 Iyer Brahmin ...

  6. Vishvamitra - Wikipedia

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    Vishvamitra is one of the eight main gotras of Brahmins. All Brahmins belonging to Kaushika or Vishvamitra gotra are believed to have descended from Sage Vishvamitra. [36] [37] The distinction can be found from the respective pravaras, [38] Vishvamitra, Aghamarshana, Kaushika; Vishvamitra, Devarata, Owdala; Vishvamitra, Ashtaka

  7. Gotra - Wikipedia

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    These eight sages are called gotrakarins, from whom all 108 gotras (especially of the Brahmins) have evolved. For instance, from Atri sprang the Atreya and Gavisthiras gotras. [6] According to Robert Vane Russell, many gotras of Hindu religion are of totemic origin which is named after plants, animals, and natural objects. These are universal ...

  8. Saurashtra people - Wikipedia

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    The Saurashtra people, or Saurashtrians, [2] [3] are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic Hindu Brahmin community of South India who speak the Saurashtra language, an Indo-Aryan Gujarati language, and predominantly reside in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

  9. Category:Gotras - Wikipedia

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    Brahmin gotras (13 P) G. Gotras of Agarwal (6 P) J. Jat clans (3 C, 22 P) Pages in category "Gotras" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.