Gauda Brahmins
Gauda, or Gaur or Gaud or Gor or Gour or God is a group of Brahmin communities in India. The Gauda Brahmins are one of the five Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities that lives in the north of the Vindhyas.[1][2] Gauda/Gaur Brahmins are most numerous in the northern India, particularly in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh etc. and a significant amount are present in other northern states of India as well.[3]
References[]
- ^ James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z. Rosen. pp. 490–491. ISBN 9780823931804.
- ^ D. Shyam Babu and Ravindra S. Khare, ed. (2011). Caste in Life: Experiencing Inequalities. Pearson Education India. p. 168. ISBN 9788131754399.
- ^ James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Rosen. pp. [https://archive.org/details/TheIllustratedEncyclopediaOfHinduism.../page/n273/mode/2up. ISBN 9780823931804.
See also[]
- Forward Castes
- Tyagi
- Adi Gaur
Categories:
- Brahmin communities of West Bengal
- Brahmin communities of Rajasthan
- Brahmin communities of Madhya Pradesh
- Brahmin communities of Gujarat