A gotra is equivalent to a lineage, akin to a family name, but the given name of a family is often different from its gotra, and may reflect the traditional...
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the gotra forms an exogamous unit, with marriage within the same gotra being regarded as incest and prohibited by custom. The name of the gotra can be...
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Gautama, Atri, Vasishta and Kashyapa. With each member of the caste believed to trace their lineage back to one of these saints, a Brahmin’s Gotra represents...
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to "Ravani", the lineage of Upadhyaya Yasastrata II, who was of the Gautama gotra and Acharya Vasudatta's son, and described as "born of Ravani".[full...
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of Bhuvanagiri, Tamil Nadu into a Deshastha Madhva Brahmin family of Gautama Gotra of musicians and scholars. His great-grandfather Krishna Bhatta was...
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Pravaras (category Gotras)
rishi (sage) after whom a "gotra" (clan) is named, and these descendants are considered eponyms by the members of the "gotra." It represents a secondary...
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All-India Oriental Conference. p. 153. The Nevalkar family belongs to Gautama gotra and to the Karhade sub-section of Maharastra Brahmanas. Chapman 1986...
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belonging to members of the Havyaka Brahmin Community. They belong to the Gautama gotra; they originate from and are mainly based in Kodagu (Coorg), Karnataka...
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Gautam (etymology) (redirect from Gautama (given name))
The name Gautam (also transliterated as Gautama or Gauthama or Gowtham and a vrddhi patronymic of Gotama) is one of the ancient Indian names and is derived...
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These are Hindu Brahmins who affiliate either with the Gautam gotra and/or Gautam Dharmasutra and have their last name as Gautam. The name Gautam (Sanskrit:...
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