gotras

Much of Haryana is populated by Jats, a north Indian caste divided into subgroups known as gotras.

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Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual, although in a handful of sub-castes like Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (eg banning endogamy within a surname).

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Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual, although in a handful of sub-castes like

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Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual, although in a handful of sub-castes like Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (eg banning endogamy within a surname).

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Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual, although in a handful of sub-castes like Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (eg banning endogamy within a surname).

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Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual, although in a handful of sub-castes like Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (eg banning endogamy within a surname).

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a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual, although in a handful of sub-castes like Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (eg banning endogamy within a surname).

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German scholar Max Mueller had defined 'gotras' as descending from eight sages and then branching out to severalfamilies.

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Bachhawat and Dhanawat are the names of sections of the Banjara caste, and the persons of these _gotras_ among the Audhelias are probably the descendants of illicit connections among Banjaras.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II

The names of the exogamous divisions are very varied, some being taken from Brahman _gotras_ and

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II