Gauḍa brahmins

For the Southern Indians caste, see Goud.

Gauda is a group of Brahmin communities in India. The Gauda Brahmins are one of the five Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities that originally resided to the north of the Vindhyas.[1][2]

Sub-divisions

At present the chief branches of Gauḍa brahmins are:[3]

Other minor branches of the Gauḍa are :

References

  1. James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z. Rosen. pp. 490–491. ISBN 9780823931804.
  2. D. Shyam Babu and Ravindra S. Khare, ed. (2011). Caste in Life: Experiencing Inequalities. Pearson Education India. p. 168. ISBN 9788131754399.
  3. "VEPACHEDU EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION". VEPACHEDU EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. VEPACHEDU EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

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