Definition of gotras. Meaning of gotras. Synonyms of gotras

- from whom all 108 gotras (especially of the Brahmins) have evolved. For instance, from Atri sprang the Atreya and Gavisthiras gotras. According to Robert...
- their original Gotras upon changing their Varna. The Gotras preserved by these groups were later ****imilated into the list of Brahmin Gotras. Despite the...
- the lineage. 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...
- connection between the number of gotras and the number of queens, or describe how the sacrifices led to the formation of the gotras. Another po****r legend claims...
- chronicles of some Bengali Brahmin communities, Savarna gotra Brahmins were one of the five Brahmin gotras (along with Shandilya, Bharadwaj, Kashyap and Vatsya)...
- these queens and the formation of the gotras. Neither does he explain how sacrifices led to the formation of the gotras. Historically, there has been no unanimity...
- Chamar (or Jatav) is a Dalit community classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's system of affirmative action. They are found throughout the...
- Khola is a clan (gotra) of Yaduvanshi Ahir caste that inhabits the Indian state of Haryana and Rajasthan. Ahir Ahir clans Census of India, 1891. 1892...
- Lamba is an Indian surname found among the Jats and Khatris of the Haryana, Punjab and Delhi. Notable people bearing the surname include: Ankit Lamba (born...
- Shandilya (IAST: Śāṇḍilya) is a gotra which is named after the great sage Shandilya, specifying that individuals of the gotra have Shandilya as one of their...