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Caste System
The Caste System, most famously implemented in India, was a social hierarchy based on family lineage, and occupation, that determined the place, role and importance of people within the society.
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What is the caste of balla surname in andhra pradesh?
people with surname BALLA belongs to CHOWDARY[KAMMA]....these people live mostly in Nalgonda and hyderabad ie...mainly in Telangana and are refered to as gandikota kamma with taguturi gootram.......I even belong to balla family but i live in guntur of andhra pradesh state since my parent settled down here .I'M talking about caste of balla's and i'm not telling that balla is a caste...of course there may be a possibility of balla as caste or balla in another caste like there is also a balla surname lives mostly in the koonasema regions they belong to kapu[naidus].....but or because i'm a balla and since i belong to chowdary caste I'm informing this
What caste people Thawait belong to?
They Belong to Chaurasiya Community .Which is Actually a Brahmin Community in Northen India ,but divided in to various Sub Castes.. (For Ref - See Wikepedia, Chaurasiya )
Chaurasia is a Brahmin community in India and Nepal. The name originated from ancient Indian Vedas which basically refers to a Brahmin community in India. The word originates from a Vedic word 'chaturashiitah' which refers to eighty-four in sansakrita . In ancient India, according to the Hindu mythology it is believed there are eighty four thousand Yonis(breeds, types) of Gods existing in this universe. Every species which exist on Earth belong to a particular Yoni. At a later stage and for easy pronunciation it evolved to 'Chaurasia' (a Hindi equivalent also refers to eighty-four).
A famous story behind the birth of this word states that once all dev gans (Devtas, Gods) assembled on Earth at a place called 'Naumi Sharayan' to perform some auspicious ceremony, and while they were approaching back to 'Bakunthya Dham' (Heaven) they all started feeling thirsty due to extreme heat on earth when a particular community came forward and quenched their thirst by serving them Beatle leaves .Impressed by their hospitality, the Devtas not only blessed them but also honoured them by gifting the title chaturashiitah i.e. 'CHAURASIA' . According to the Baudhâyanas'rauta-sûtra CHAURASIA's belong to Kashyapa, Some believe that they belong to [Bharadvâja],So there are many beliefs about Gotras .
In recent days people of this community are employed in a variety of occupations (some also refers themselves as 'Vaishya' i.e. traders,since becoming followers of Vallabhacharya ji, adopting Vaishanavism nearly 300 years ago.) and their religious traditions and culture are becoming less of a factor in daily life.
History of Chaurasia Community
According to mythology, Mohini distributed Amrut (ambrosia) amongst various gods. The urn with the remaining of the Amrut was kept near Indra's elephant « Nagraja ». Growing inside the urn was a strange creeping plant and the gods became ecstatic. Vishnu ordered Dhanvantari to examine the plant. He thus discovered its stimulating quality. From then on, Vishnu began to offer its leaves, as a gesture of love and affection. Since, it is said , that the betel trine was born. It began to be associated with the Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh Trinity. The areca nut was attributed to Brahma, the Tambool (betel) leaf to Vishnu and lime to Mahesh.
According to another legend, after the Pandavas' victory at Hastinapur, they began to have a fervent desire for Tambool. A messenger was urgently sent to the underground abode of the Queen of the snakes. The Queen, only too happy to oblige, cut the extreme phalange of her little finger and sent it to the Pandavas. The phalange was planted with great ceremony and soon the Betel plant grew out of the phalange. The creeper is since then referred to as « Nagveli » the snake plant. The ceremony of the leaves commemorates this origin and the Barais offer prayers to the God of snakes on the occasion.
Chaurasia community belongs to the following Gotras
- Kashyapa
- Bharadwaj
- Shandilya
- Rishi
- Brahmachari
- Gaurhar
- Chaurasia
- Sharma
- Barai
- Tamoli
- Bhagat
- Chaurishi
- Chaudhari
- Modi
- Rasela
- Rajdheer
Sub castes
Following are the synonyms of Chaurasia surname by regional preferences:
- Chaurasia (Belarampur, patti, pratapgarh) (U.P.)and Nepal.
- Chaurasia (Throughout India)
- Chourasia (Parts of North East India)
- Chaurishi (Parts of North India)
- Chaurasiya ( In Terai area of Nepal)
- Sharma (Throughout India)
- Jaiswal (North India)and Nepal.
- Bhardwaj (Throughout India)
- Kashyap (North India)
- Nag (North/East India)
- Bhagat (North/east India) & Nepal
- Bari (Central/western India)
- Barai (West Bihar/East UP)& Nepal
- Tamoli (West Bihar/East UP)
- Rishi (Central India)
- Brahmachari(North India)
- Gaurhar (North India)
- Modi (North India)
- Raut (Bihar Madhubani) and Nepal
- Rai (Bihar Madhubani)
- Munshi (Dhanbad Jharkhand)
- Rasela (Central India)
- Tiwari (Bihar Begusarai area)
Is halba koshti cast comes under schedule tribe?
No, They are originated from the ''Kshatriya'' community ,as the koshtis were originally soldiers ,who fought in the army of the Peshwas and Tipu Sultan kingdoms. Commonly known as the Raghuvanshis or Kushwanshis, they have now adopted different occupations, mainly weaving and trading.
They commonly worship the Devi of Kolhapur or Badami. There are many sub-castes of Koshtis- The Devangan Koshtis, Gujjar Koshtis, Jain Koshtis, Lad Koshtis, Halba Koshtis, and Maratha Koshtis- are the common ones.
Update: NO, Halba Koshti Community now comes under SBC Category i.e. Special Backward Class.
Pasi community is a non-aryan community or one of the aborigins of India who converted to Hinduism with the invasion of their land through north western side of India by aryan. It was an aborigin tribe surviving independently in the north India of present uttar pradesh. With the aryanisation of India and migration of aryans towards eastern India this community also got influence with vedic culture and later adopted vedic rites and rituals along with tribal faith too. Gradually they converted to Hinduism and placed to the lower category in the Hindu social stratification. In the post independence India they are placed in the category of scheduled caste or untouchables. Though it is fact that during pre-independence India pasi community was not included as a member of Hindu society. They were cosidered as untouchable and reside isolated from Hindu society.
Can any one tell Mittakanti surname belongs to which caste of andhra pradesh?
Reddy Caste
Gudati Reddy
Sesham is a surname most commonly heard in A.P. They can be brahmins,Vaishnava Kings or Velamas and rich people involved in timber business
Which caste does people varma surname belong to?
Surnames with raju/varma in andhra pradesh belong to kshatriya community.
What is caste of person having surname as badgujar?
rajput. badgujar is a branch of rajput ( kshatriya). Some badgujar changed to Muslims or opted profession of lower caste due to Muslim attacks. But they are erstwhile Rajput
They are khatriya from cast linage of King Kartavirya Arjuna (whom parasuram defeated), they are also member of subcaste of distillers of alcohol.
Can a girl of bhardwaj gotra viswakarma marry a savarna gotra bhumihar boy?
Yes according to gotras as long as you are from different gotras you can marry each other. But also Caste System do matter in Hinduism.
