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Meena (pronounced) is a tribe from northern and western India which is sometimes considered a sub-group of the Bhil community. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It used to be claimed they speak Mina language, a spurious language .
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.
The Parihar or Pratihar (also spelled as Purihar [1] and Padihar) is a clan found in the Rajput [2] [3] and Meena [4] caste groups of the Indian subcontinent. [5] The Parihar Rajputs claim descent from the Agnivanshi lineage.
After Dulherai, his son Kakil Deo defeated the Meenas of Amer and made Amer the capital of Dhundhar after Khoh. [10] [11] He also defeated the Ahirs of Dhundhar region and annexed their territories in the battles of Med and Bairath.
The 101 children correspond to the 101 gotras of the Padmasalis. These gotras are used to regulate marriages, however Husan noted in 1920 that the many illiterate Padmasalis were unaware that their caste had gotras. Only a few Padmasalis have the Brahmin gotras. The guru of the Padmasalis, Tata Acharya, and his deputy, Pattabhai Ramaswamy ...
The Khandelwal community traces its origin and name from Khandela, a town in Sikar district. They believe their name derives from a sage called Khandel, whose 72 1/2 sons started the 72 1/2 gotras (clans) into which the community is divided. Each clan worships its own kuldevi. [3] These Gotras are subdivision of the community.
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]
Gahoi is a merchant Vaishya-Baniya community in central India. [1] [2]Gahois are divided into 12 gotras, each gotra is divided into six alls. [3] They have traditionally interdined with the Parwar Jain community of Bundelkhand.