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Other than Brahmins, some clans of Rajputs, like Banauts, Waldias, and Parmars, have Shandilya Gotra and have Shandilya as one of their patrilineal ancestors. There are only few Nepalis with Sandilya Gotra such as Kafle, Poudar and Prasai but their population is relatively high compared to people with other gotras in Nepal. [3]
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 .
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.
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.
These are also an exogamous clan (paris) of the Santal.There are twelve major clans of Santal people as mentioned below in alphabetical order: [6] Baskey; Bediya; Besra; Chonre
Each Gotra, which is a unit of the Brahmanical exogamous system, is subdivided into several ganas, each with its own distinctive pravara. All ganas within one Gotra usually have at least one pravara-name in common. While the connection of pravaras with exogamy is considered secondary, the pravara system is closely related to the system of gotras.
Brahmin Gotra (Sanskrit ब्राह्मण गोत्र) is an exogamous unit used to denote the paternal lineage of individuals belonging to the Brahmin in the Hindu Varna system. [1] [page needed] In Hindu culture, the Brahmin considered to be one of the four major social classes of the Varna system. [2]
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