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Traditionally, Bengali brahmins (hp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_Brahmins) are diided into the!ollowing "ategories:#4$ (hp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_Brahmins%"ite_note&'e!eren"e&4)#$(hp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_Brahmins%"ite_note&)#*$ (hp://en.wikipedia.org

/wiki/Bengali_Brahmins%"ite_note&*)

'+dhi !rom 'adh (hp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'adh) (region soth&west o! the -anges)Varendra (hp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varendra), !rom V+rendra region (orth&ast) or 0ra.V+rendra originally meant rain&maker magi"ians.#1$ (hp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_Brahmins%"ite_note&1)Vaidika (migrants, originally e2perts o! Vedi" knowledge)

0as"hatya Vaidika (Vedi" brahmins !rom west o! Bengal (hp://maps.google."om/maps3ll54.6,**.67spn8.6,8.67954.6,**.6 (Bengal)7th))akshinatya Vaidika (Vedi" brahmins !rom soth o! Bengal)

;adhya

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(hp://photo.otlookindia."om/images/gallery/56858585/56858585.?pg)0andit 'ai

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/&!'!/Bah!n!rom

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23), Dalitas, and homs among others, the Brahmin "ommnity is "omparatiely small. ssameseBrahmins are !ond mostly inLower ssam (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Lower_ssam3a"tionedit7redlink8), Gpper&ssam (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Gpper_ssam3a"tionedit7redlink8) and throghot the entire Brahmaptra Valley(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmaptra_Valley3a"tionedit7redlink8).ssamese Brahmins(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/ssamese_Brahmins3a"tionedit7redlink8) are belieed to haetheir origins in Danna? (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Danna?3a"tionedit7redlink8), Gar

0radesh (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Gar_0radesh), who generally migrated dring Damarpa(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Damarpa3a"tionedit7redlink8) Dingdom period to Lowerssam (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Lower_ssam3a"tionedit7redlink8) and then to resto! Brahmaptra Valley (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmaptra_Valley3a"tionedit7redlink8) and some migrated also !rom !ar oM 'a?asthan to that o! Darnataka. Brahmins in ssam aresame as per their !aith and "stoms with that o! any other Brahmin "ommnity a"ross @ndia. a"hBrahmin !amily within the "ommnity "arries a spe"iI" -otra (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/-otra) (0roper Brahmin @dentity

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redlink8), Bhmihar Brahmins (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Bhmihar3a"tionedit7redlink8), bha brahmins (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Bha_brahmins3a"tionedit7redlink8) and ;aithil Brahmins (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/;aithil_Brahmins3a"tionedit7redlink8) with a signiI"ant poplation o!

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/wiki/epal), =hhetri (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/=hhetri3a"tionedit7redlink8)(Dshatriya(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Dshatriya3a"tionedit7redlink8)) being the Irst.

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(some o! them),

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(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/0arashar), A. Bharadwa? (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Bharadwa?3a"tionedit7redlink8), . Vatsat (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Vatsat3a"tionedit7redlink8), *. Vashisht (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Vashisht3a"tionedit7redlink8), 1. Caritas (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Caritas3a"tionedit7redlink8), 86.Bhrg (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Bhrg3a"tionedit7redlink8). Gpreti / Gprety (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Gpreti_/_Gprety3a"tionedit7redlink8)(/8:'91), 88.

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/wiki/;adanpr3a"tionedit7redlink8) ins"ription.S#8$ (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&8) ;athre or mathria Brahmins N"hobeysO are limited to ;athra area.))Gpreti / Gprety(/8:'91),is a highly esteemed "ommnity o! Brahmins liing in the Dmaonregion o! Garakhand.

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/wiki/Vaidiki_Brahmins3a"tionedit7redlink8) (meaning ed"ated in edas and per!orming religioso"ations) and iyogi (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/iyogi3a"tionedit7redlink8) (per!ormingonly se"lar o"ation). They are !rther diided into seeral sb&"astes. Coweer, ma?ority o! theBrahmins, both Vaidika and iyogi, per!orm only se"lar pro!essions.#81$ (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&81)

Vaidiki Brahmins (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Vaidiki_Brahmins3a"tionedit7redlink8) are!rther diided in to Velanad, Venginad, ;lknad, Dosalanad et"..

Gujarat

Brahmin "ommnities, sb&"astes and !amilies in -?arat in"lde the !ollowing:

boti Brahmin (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/boti_Brahmin3a"tionedit7redlink8) [ nailBrahmin (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/nail_Brahmin3a"tionedit7redlink8) [ di"hyaBrahmin (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/di"hya_Brahmin) [ Ba? Dhedawal Brahmins

(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Dhedaal3a"tionedit7redlink8) (Dhedaal Brahmin) [ BardaiBrahmins (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Bardai_Brahmins3a"tionedit7redlink8) . Triedi;ewada Brahmin[ Bhamewada Brahmins [ =hariyasi ;ewada Brahmin [ Tapodhan Brahmin[;odh (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/;odh3a"tionedit7redlink8) Brahmins [ andwanaBrahmins [

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redlink8), eshastha Brahmins (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/eshastha_Brahmins3a"tionedit7redlink8), Darhade Brahmin (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Darhade_Brahmin3a"tionedit7redlink8), and erkhe (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/erkhe3a"tionedit7redlink8). s thename indi"ates, Dokanastha Brahmins are !rom Donkan area. eshastha Brahmins are !rom plains o!;aharashtra, Darhade Brahmins are perhaps !rom Darhatak (an an"ient region in @ndia that in"ldedpresent day soth ;aharashtra and northern Darnataka) and erkhe Brahmins are !rom erkhnear 'atnagiri (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/'atnagiri3a"tionedit7redlink8). -ar

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/wiki/Vedas3a"tionedit7redlink8).#54$ (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&te2tbooksonline.tn.ni".in&54)]/br^ 5. 7h$n'a"a! (hp://fa!"#p$d!a%&!'!a%c

/&!'!/7h$n'a"a!)ac*!n+$d!*$d"!n'+. I#$n2a0 (hp://fa!"#p$d!a%&!'!a%c/&!'!/I#$n2a0)ac*!n+$d!*$d"!n'+.: This sbse"t o! @yengars are belieed to hae admi2ed withthe non&brahmins by bringing within its !old many o! the low sdra "astes.#58$(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&rti"le_on_@yengars&58)#5K$(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&5K)#5A$ (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om

/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&5A)#5$ (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&5) They areardent !ollowers o! the Tamil prabhandams (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/iya_0rabandha3a"tionedit7redlink8).#54$ (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&te2tbooksonline.tn.ni".in&54)]/br^

The I#$0 (hp://fa!"#p$d!a%&!'!a%c/&!'!/I#$0)ac*!n+$d!*$d"!n'+.are sbdiided into !orma?or sbgrops:]/br^ 8. 6adaa I#$0: This sbse"t o! @yers (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/@yers3a"tionedit7redlink8) are belieed to be o! orthern origin whi"h is known to be Varanasiand Dashmir. l. Freedom Ighter V.V.

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(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/dwaita3a"tionedit7redlink8) they !ollow.Coysala Darnataka Brahmins:

Coysala Darnataka Brahmins are one o! the prominent "ommnities o! Dannada&speaking

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redlink8) and 0shpaka (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/0shpaka_Brahmin3a"tionedit7redlink8) brahmins.

Burma (Myanmar)

Template:Brmese "hara"ters (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Template:Brmese_"hara"ters3a"tionedit7redlink8) Cistori"ally, Brahmins, knownasponna( ) in modern&day Brmese (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brmese_langage3a"tionedit7redlink8) (Gntil the 8166s,ponnare!erred to @ndians(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Herseas_@ndians3a"tionedit7redlink8) who had arried prior to"olonial rle, distin"t !rom the kala, @ndians who arried dring British rle), !ormed an inXentialgrop prior in Brma to British "olonialism. ring the Donbang dynasty(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Donbang_dynasty3a"tionedit7redlink8), "ort Brahmins were"onslted by kings !or moing royal "apitals, waging wars, making oMerings to Bddhist sites likethe ;ahamni Bddha (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/;ahamni_Bddha3a"tionedit7redlink8), and !or astrology.#5*$ (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&leider&5*) Brmese Brahmins "an be diided into !or general grops, depending on their origins:

;anipr Brahmins (Template:Lang&my (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Template:Lang&my3a"tionedit7redlink8)) \ Brahmins who were sent to Brma a!ter ;anipr(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/;anipr) be"ame a Brmese assal state in the 866s andambassadors !rom ;aniprrakanese Brahmins (Template:Lang&my (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Template:Lang&my3a"tionedit7redlink8)): Brahmins broght to Brma !rom rakan(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/'akhine_

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grop o! nine deities, Ie Cind gods and !or nats (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/at_(spirit)3a"tionedit7redlink8).#5*$ (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&leider&5*) This pra"ti"e "ontines to be pra"ti"ed in modern&day Brma.

Gotras and pravaras

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There are two kinds o! praaras, 8) sishya&prasishya&rishi&parampara, and 5) ptrparampara.-otrapraaras "an be ekarsheya, dwarsheya, triarsheya, pan"harsheya, saptarsheya, and p to 81rishis. Dashyapasa gotra has at least two distin"t praaras in ndhra 0radesh: one with three sages(triarsheya praara) and the other with seen sages (saptarsheya praara). This praara may be eithersishya&prasishya&rishi&parampara or ptraparampara.

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Descendants of the Brahmins

;any @ndians (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/@ndia) and non&@ndians "laim des"ent !rom the Vedi"'ishis o! both Brahmin and non&Brahmin des"ent. For e2ample, the ash (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om

/wiki/ash3a"tionedit7redlink8) and agas (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/aga_people3a"tionedit7redlink8) are said to be the des"endants o! Dashyapa ;ni(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Dashyapa). Vishwakarmas (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Vishwakarmas) are the des"endants o! 0an"ha 'ishis or Brahmarishies. ""ording to Ua?reda(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Ua?reda3a"tionedit7redlink8) and Brahmanda prana(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmanda_prana3a"tionedit7redlink8), they are

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Brahmins taking up other duties

Brahmins hae taken on many pro!essions \ !rom being priests, as"eti"s and s"holars to warriors and

bsiness people, as is aested !or e2ample in DalhanaOs 'a?atarangini. Brahmins with the 9alities o!Dshatriyas are known as NBrahmakshatriyas (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmakshatriyas3a"tionedit7redlink8)N. n e2ample is the aatara(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/atara3a"tionedit7redlink8) 0arashrama(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/0arashrama3a"tionedit7redlink8) who is "onsidered an aatara(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/atara3a"tionedit7redlink8) o! Vishn(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Vishn3a"tionedit7redlink8). estern_-hats3a"tionedit7redlink8) he de"ided to "reate a new brahmin "ommnity where he !ond dead bodies o! people"ame ot Xoating !rom the sea. Ce priIed them with gni (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/gni3a"tionedit7redlink8) and broght ba"k to li!e. Then he taght them all the edaOs,weapons, religios knowledge and made the Brahmin known as =hitpaan(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/=hitpaan3a"tionedit7redlink8) Donkanastha Brahmins.=hitapaan means =hit 0aan the Brahmins whose "hit/sol was priIed, Donkanastha(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Donkanastha3a"tionedit7redlink8) means belong to Donkan(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Donkan3a"tionedit7redlink8) region. =hitapaan Donkanastha

BrahminOs did not had their own land hen"e were inslted by other rlers 7 Brahmins. Cen"e

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(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&atogenerated4&J) Coweer, among the 'oyal'a?pt hoseholds, brahmins who be"ame the personal tea"hers and prote"tors o! the royal prin"esrose to the stats o! 'a?prohit (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/'a?prohit3a"tionedit7redlink8) and taght the prin"es eerything in"lding martial arts. They wold also be"ome thekeepers o! the 'oyal lineage and its history. They wold also be the prote"tors o! the throne in "ase theregent was orphaned and a minor.

Dshatriyan Brahmin is a term asso"iated with people o! both "asteOs "omponents.#J*$(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&J*)

The 0allaas (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/0allaa3a"tionedit7redlink8) were an e2ample o!Brahmakshatriyas as that is what they "alled themseles. Ding Lalitaditya ;ktapida(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Lalitaditya3a"tionedit7redlink8) o! Dashmir(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Dashmir3a"tionedit7redlink8) rled all o! @ndia and een =entralsia.

Ding 'draarma (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/'draarma3a"tionedit7redlink8) o! =hampa(Vietnam) (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/=hampa3a"tionedit7redlink8) o! AK .. was the son

o! a Brahmin !ather.#J$ (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&atogenerated4&J)

Ding ayaarma @ (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/ayaarman_@3a"tionedit7redlink8) o! Damb?a(hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Damb?a3a"tionedit7redlink8) (Damp"hea) o! *8 .. was aBrahma&kshatriya.#J$ (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&atogenerated4&J)

Brahmins with the 9alities o! a Vaisya (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Vaisya3a"tionedit7redlink8) or mer"hant are known as NBrahmyasyaO. n e2ample o! s"h persons are people o! thembastha#J1$ (hp://!amilypedia.wikia."om/wiki/Brahmin%"ite_note&J1) "aste, whi"h e2ist in pla"eslike

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