In Hindu traidition, a Pravara is a system of identity, also called as a family line. Pravaras are of a particular Brahmin’s descendent starts from ancient rishi who are belonged to their gotra, also called as clan. The Pravara has been vastly used in defining one’s ancestry. In Vedic ritual, the importance of the pravara […]
Brahmins Gothras
Brahmins Gothras | 1 Pravara Gothras, 2 Pravara Gothras, 3 Pravara Gothas, 5 Pravara Gothras
Number of more than 400 Brahmin gothras along with pravara Rishis … Wikipedia on list of Gothras mentions that there are 46 Gothras among Brahmins. I once personally did a survey of Tamil Brahmin Gothras and found that most of the tamil Brahmins belong to 51 Gothras. So I was taken aback to see in a book in tamil published by Smt.Uma Hariharan, which has been approved by Kanchi Kamakoti mutt […]