Caste is a scientifically classified social structure.
Caste is determined by Disposition, not by birth.
For details read my posts on Caste System.
Surnames are indicative of the Caste.
This is how the Caste name is to be used.
Brahmins are to use ‘Sharma’,
Kshatriyas, ‘Varma,
Vaisyas, ‘Gupta’
I am furnishing the Brahmin surnames in different States of India,
Please inform me for inaccuracies and suggest improvement.
I shall be posting Kshatriya, Vaisya Surnames as well.
Goud Saraswat Brahmin Surnames.
- Acharya – Kavoor Kamakshi Rayeshwar – Vatsa
- Akerkar – Shantadurga
- Anaokar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Kaundinya
- Aroskar – Ravalnath/Shantadurga(Mulgaon) – Kashyap
- Arur – Shantadurga
- Arurkar
- Baadkar
- Badnikar
- Baindur/Byndoor
- Bailur
- Bakshi – Kaundinya
- Balgi – Kahoor Kamakshi Rayeshwar- Vatsa
- Baliga – Damodar/Aryadurga – Kashyap
- Bhende
- Bhujle/Shenvi Bhujle – Santeri Mahalasanarayani – Gargeya
- Basrur/Basroor
- Bastodkar – Mangesh
- Bawkar – Shantadurga
- Bedkani
- Bekanalkar – Bhumika Ravalnath – Atri
- Belgaonkar – Mahalasa Narayani
- Benegal
- Bengre
- Bhakta/Bhaktha – Mahalasa Narayani
- Bhise – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi-Vatsa
- Bhandare – Laxminarayan(Kundaim)/ Mahalaxmi – Cumbharjua – Bharadwaj
- Bhandarkar – Laxminarcinva/Shantadurga Shankhavaleshwari (Veling)/ Vijayadurga – Kaunsha
- Bhangle – Dhakti Vanadevi – Vashisht
- Bhat- Mahalasa Narayani
- Bhat Fugro – Nirakar/Aryadurga
- Bhat Mathkar – Ramnath – Veling – Kaundinya
- Bhatkal
- Bijoor
- Chandavarkar – Mangesh
- Chandgadkar
- Chittal – Ramnath
- Chitrapur
- Chube – Shantadurga
- Dabholkar – Shantadurga/Mangesh
- Dalvi – Mangesh/Mahalasa – Vatsa
- Dalvi – Mangesh – Kaundinya
- Deoolkar – Mangesh
- Desai – Mangesh Mahalaxmi
- Deshpande- Mahalasa/Bindumadhav-Koushik & Mangesh/Mahalaxmi-Kaundanya & Mahalasanarayani
- Deshprabhu _ Mauli/ Ravalnath
- Dharangutti – Bhumika Ravalnath – Atri
- Dhareshwar
- Dhond – Dhakti Vanadevi – Bharadwaj
- Dhond – Vetal(Mulgao)
- Dhond – Devi Sharvani
- Dhople – Shantadurga Sankhavaleshwari, Veling & Vijayadurga, Keri, Goa – Bharadwaj
- Divekar – Saptakotishvar- Atri
- Diwadkar- Saptakotishvar
- Fedane – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi
- Fowkar – Ramnath
- Gadekar – Ravalnath/Shantadurga(Mulgaon) – Vatsa
- Gadiyar – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Bharadwaj
- Gersoppa
- Gholkar – Mangesh – Kaundinya
- Ghotge/Ghodge – Ravalnath/Mahalaxmi(Mulgaon) – Vatsa
- Ghotgalkar – kaushik/shantadurga kavale-Goa
- Ghurye – Ramnath
- Gogwekar
- Gokarn
- Gole/Goli/Goli Shanbhag
- Gothoskar
- Gunaji – MahaGanapati – Khandola – Bharadwaj
- Gulvady
- Haldavnekar
- Heble/Heblekar
- Haldipur
- Hattangadi – Laxminarayan Mahamaya (Nagve Mahamaya) – Vatsa
- Honnavar
- Hosangadi
- Inamdar Vinzanekar – Shantadurga Ponda – Kaushik
- Ingolikar – Bhumika Ravalnath – Atri
- Jambotkar – Kaushik
- Joshi – Bhavani
- Juvale – Ramnath
- Kabe
- Kabbe
- Kadbet
- Kalamkar
- Kalelkar
- Kalokhe – Vhadli Vanadevi – Atri
- Kalkod
- Kalwari
- Kalyanpur
- Kamat(h)
- Kamat Adarkar – Mahalaxmi – Kaundinya
- Kamat Arbet – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Kaundinya
- Kamat Azrenkar – Mahalaxmi – Mapusa – Kaundinya
- Kamat Bambolkar – Damodar/Ramnath – Bandora, Verem – Kaushik
- Kamat Bhatkar – Devakikrishna/Mallinath – Verem – Vatsa
- Kamat Bhengre – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Kaushik
- Kamat Budkuley – Kavoor Kamakshi Rayeshwar – Assagao – Atri
- Kamat Burde – Devakikrishna/Mallinath – Vatsa
- Kamat Burdekar – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Vatsa
- Kamat Chandgadkar
- Kamat Dadkar – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Kashyap
- Kamat Dalal – Navadurga(Redi) – Mapusa
- Kamat Dhakankar – Navadurga(Marcaim)/Mahalaxmi – Marcaim – Bharadwaj
- Kamat Dhakappa – Jagbai Devi – Bharadwaj
- Kamat Durbhatkar – Devakikrishna/Mallinath – Vatsa
- Kamat Elekar – Mahalaxmi – Ribander
- Kamat Elekar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Vatsa
- Kamat Gankar – Navadurga(Marcaim)/Mahalaxmi – Marcaim – Bharadwaj
- Kamat Gavaskar – Navadurga(Reddy) – Atri
- Kamat Ghanekar – Devakikrishna/Mallinath – Panaji – Vatsa
- Kamat Gothoskar
- Kamat Haldankar – Bhagwati Aldonkarin
- Kamat Helekar – Mahalaxmi
- Kamat Khadpe – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Siolim – Kaushik
- Kamat Khadye – Navadurga(Marcaim) – Atri
- Kamat Khatav – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Kashyap
- Kamat Kimanikar- Bhagawati Aldonkarin ( Haldankars settled in Kimani-Kumta, requires citation)
- Kamat Kudterkar – Kudteri Mahamaya Chamundeshwari
- Kamat Kundaikar – Mahalasa Narayani- Kundaim -Gargi
- Kamat Maad – Navadurga(Marcaim) – Curchorem – Atri
- Kamat Malyekar – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Kaushik
- Kamat Malvankar – Mahamaya (Horna,Fatorpa,Goa) – Kaushik
- Kamat Malvodkar – Mahalasa Narayani – Marcaim – Atri
- Kamat Mantri – Shantadurga Ravalnath (Mulgaon)
- Kamat Mhamai – Mahamaya (Horna,Fatorpa,Goa) – Panaji – Vatsa
- Kamat Nandgadkar
- Kamat Navelkar – Mahaganapati/Mahamaya(Shantadurga) – Khandola – Kaundinya
- Kamat Palekar
- Kamat Panjikar – Navadurga(Marcaim) – Marcaim – Atri
- Kamat Panvelkar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Ribander – Vatsa
- Kamat Pavse – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Vashisht
- Kamat Purohit – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Kashyap
- Kamat Redkar – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Margao – Kashyap
- Kamat Sambari – Damodar/Mahalaxmi – Dongrim
- Kamat Satoskar – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Marcela, Kakoda – Kaushik
- Kamat Shankhwalkar – Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari(Veling)/Vijayadurga – Margao – Vatsa
- Kamat Supekar
- Kamat Tarcar – Navadurga(Redi) – Ribander – Kaushik
- Kamat Timble – Navadurga(Marcaim) – Marcela, Assolna – Atri
- Kamat Tudkar – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Kashyap
- Kamat Wagh – Bhagwati Aldonkarin – St Pedro
- Kalambi
- Kanvinde – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Karnik – Mangesh – Kaundinya
- Karnad
- Kelkar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi
- Keni/Kini – Devkikrishna Ravalnath Bhumika Devi – Kashyap
- Keni/Kini – Ramnath – Cuncolim – Vatsa
- Kenkre Torsekar
- Keshkamat – Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari(Veling)/Vijayadurga – Vatsa
- Khasnis – Shantadurga – Vatsa
- Khatkul – Kaundinya
- Kaikini
- Kini – Katyayani Baneshwar
- Kodkani
- Kodical
- Koppikar – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Kothari – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Kotnis – Mahalasa
- Kshetramade -Shantadurga Mangesh Mahalakshmi – Kaushika
- Kudva – MahaGanapati
- Kudyadi
- Kulkarni
- Karnataki – Ramnath – Vatsa
- Kumta
- Kundaje
- Kundapur
- Lajmi
- Mahajan – MahaGanapati – Bharadwaj
- Mallya
- Mahale – Devakikrishna – Kashyap
- Mahale – Mahaganapati Mahamaya(Shantadurga) – Khandola
- Mainkar
- Manage
- Mangalore/Mangalorkar
- Mangaokar
- Manjrekar
- Manki/Mankikar
- Mantrawadi – Mangesh – Mapusa
- Mantri – Vetal(Mulgao) – Kashyap
- Malgaonkar -(Malgaon)- Bhaveri Sateri,Satpurush Kashyap
- Mavinkurve
- Mhalsekar
- Modi/Modi Naik
- Mondkar – Shantadurga
- Mordekar – Ravalnath/Shantadurga(Mulgaon) – Margao – Vatsa
- Manki/Mankikar
- Mudbhatkal
- Mudras – Bhumika Ravalnath – Bharadwaj
- Murdeshwar
- Muzumdar – Mangesh/Mahalasa – Kaundinya
- Nabar- Mangesh- Vatsa
- Nadkarni
- Nadkarni Gautam
- Nag/Nagarkatti
- Naik
- Nayel
- Nayak
- Nayak Banaulikar – Katyayani Baneshwar – Siolim – Bharadwaj
- Nayak Bandiwadekar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Morjim – Kaushik
- Nayak Bandkar – Laxminarcinva – Verem, Dongrim
- Nayak Benne – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Kaushik
- Nayak Bhat
- Nayak Bhatkar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Verem, Panaji – Kaushik
- Nayak Britonkar – Devakikrishna/Pisso Ravalnath – Britona – Kashyap
- Nayak Burye – Ramnath
- Nayak Chodnekar – Devakikrishna/Pisso Ravalnath – Kashyap
- Nayak Dalal – Laxminarcinva/Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari/Vijayadurga – Veling
- Nayak Danait – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi – Kaushik
- Nayak Desai – Bhagwati(Parse) – Parcem
- Nayak Dhaimodkar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Gaunem – Kaushik
- Nayak Ganthe – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi
- Nayak Gaonkar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Nageshi – Kaushik
- Nayak Gaunekar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Gaunem, Tolulem(Bandora) – Kaushik
- Nayak Ghate
- Nayak Gholba – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Belgaum – Kaushik
- Nayak Herekar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Kaushik
- Nayak Karande – Mangesh – Marcela – Vatsa
- Nayak Karmali – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Kakoda – Kaushik
- Nayak Karmalkar – Carambolim
- Nayak Khaunte – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Priol – Kaushik
- Nayak Kudterkar – Kudteri Mahamaya/Chamundeshwari – Cuncolim – Bharadwaj
- Nayak Kuncolienkar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Cuncolim(Ponda) – Kaushik
- Nayak Kurade – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Cuncolim(Salcette) – Kaushik
- Nayak Malkarnekar
- Nayak Mayekar Shri Kelbai
- Nayak Namshikar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Namshi (Bandora) – Kaushik
- Nayak Palang – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Marcela – Kaushik
- Nayak Panvelkar – Laxminarcinva/Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari/Vijayadurga – Panveli (Ribander)
- Nayak Prataprao Sardesai – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Bokadbag (Bandora), Marcaim, Rassaim, Shiroda, Haturli, Vadi – Kaushik
- Nayak Raikar – Kahoor Kamakshi Rayeshwar – Kaushik
- Nayak Salatri – Katyayani Baneshwar
- Nayak Salgaonkar – Sharwani/Vetal – Bharadwaj
- Nayak Sanzgiri – Mangesh – Vatsa
- Nayak Shankhwalkar – Laxminarcinva/Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari /Vijayadurga – Margao
- Nayak Shinkre – Devakikrishna/Piso Ravalnath – Karwar – Kashyap
- Nayak Sukerkar – Laxminarcinva/Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari /Vijayadurga – Veling – Shankhpingal(Kaunsha)
- Nayak Vadiye – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Kaushik
- Nayak Wagle
- Nilekani
- Padiyar – Laxminarcinva/Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari /Vijayadurga – Vatsa
- Padiyar Desai – Bhagwati(Parse) – Parcem
- Padgaonkar – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Padukone – Shantadurga
- Padwaldesai – Dhakti Vanadevi – Kashyap
- Pai
- Pai Angle – Ramnath/Betal – Chinchinim, Assolna – Kaundinya
- Pai Arvodkar
- Pai Asnodkar
- Pai Banaulikar – Katyayani Baneshwar – Assolna,Canacona – Kaushik
- Pai Bhale – Ramnath
- Pai Bhat
- Pai Bhatikar
- Pai Bir – Kamakshi – Verem – Kaushik
- Pai Budbude – Ramnath – Verem
- Pai Dhungat – Kamakshi – Verem – Kaushik
- Pai Dukle – Damodar – Quepem – Vatsa
- Pai Fondekar – Kavoor Kamakshi Rayeshwar – Margao – Kaushik
- Pai Gaonkar
- Pai Kaduhole – Nagesh Mahalaxmi
- Pai Kakode – Mahalasa Narayani – Cuncolim
- Pai Kanconkar (Prabhu Konkar) – Ramnath
- Pai Kane – Mahalasa – Assolna
- Pai Keni
- Pai Khot – Ramnath
- Pai Kir – Mahalasa
- Pai Kochikar i.e. Udupi Kochikar Pai Family
- Pai Kuchelkar – Mahalasa – Sanquelim
- Pai Kudva
- Pai Kutkhunje
- Pai Lotlikar – Ramnath
- Pai Panandikar – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi – Bharadwaj
- Pai Patnekar
- Pai Raikar – Kavoor Kamakshi Rayeshwar – harmal,Savoiverem, Nageshi, Marcaim – Kaushik
- Pai Raiturkar – Mahalasa – Atri
- Pai Tonse – Bharadwaj
- Pai Vaidya – Mahalasa – Carmona, Cuncolim
- Pai Vernekar – Mahalasa – Merces
- Pal
- Pandit – Shantadurga
- Parulkar – Mangeshi – Vashisht
- Parulekar – Vetoba – Parule
- Patekar – Rajapur – Ratnagiri
- Patro
- Pavse
- Pawaskar
- Phadnis – Shantadurga
- Phatarphod
- Phene
- Pikle – Katyayani Baneshwar
- Pinge – Mangesh
- Prabhu
- Prabhu Agrasani
- Prabhu Alvenkar – Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari /Vijayadurga – Bharadwaj
- Prabhu Asgaonkar Bhumika Ravalnath,Mandrem (Assagaon Waddo) Atri
- Prabhu Bam – Damodar
- Prabhu Bhat
- Prabhu Bhatikar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Bhati(Sanguem) – Vatsa
- Prabhu Bhembre – Damodar/Ramnath – Zambaulim – Kaushik
- Prabhu Bhide – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Kashyap
- Prabhu Chandelkar – Devaki Krishna/Mallinath – Chapora – Vatsa
- Prabhu Chimulkar – Bhagwati Chimulkarin – Kaushik
- Prabhu Chodnekar – Devakikrishna/Piso Ravalnath – Kaushik
- Prabhu Chunekar – Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari /Vijayadurga – Bharadwaj
- Prabhu Dabholkar – Shantadurga
- Prabhu Dalal – Bhumika Ravalnath – Vatsa
- Prabhu Desai
- Prabhu Deshpande
- Prabhu Dharwadkar – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Nerul – Vatsa
- Prabhu Dharwatkar – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Vatsa
- Prabhu Digalkar
- Prabhu Elekar – Mahaganapati/ Mahamaya (Shantadurga)
- Prabhu Gaonkar – Damodar/Aryadurga – Canacona – Atri
- Prabhu Galwankar
- Prabhu Ginde – Devakikrishna/Piso Ravalnath – Atri
- Prabhu Govekar – Damodar
- Prabhu Kapdi – Dhakti Vanadevi – Atri
- Prabhu Keluskar – Dhananjay
- Prabhu Khadpe- Shree Bhagwati, dhargal,Pernem, goa
- Prabhu Khanolkar
- Prabhu Kholkar – Laxminarayan/Betal(Khola) – Marcela, Khola – Gautam
- Prabhu Khope – Damodar – Cuncolim – Kaushik
- Prabhu Kochrekar
- Prabhu Kolvalkar – Devakikrishna/Piso Ravalnath – Atri
- Prabhu Konkar – Ramnath
- Prabhu Lawande – Devakikrishna/Piso Ravalnath – Marcela, Panaji, Gaunem, Candolim, Sanquelim – Atri
- Prabhu Madkaikar
- Prabhu Mahambrey – Vhadli Vanadevi – Atri
- Prabhu Maliar
- Prabhu Malkarnekar – Vetoba Ravalnath – Kaundinya
- Prabhu Matkari
- Prabhu Matondkar
- Prabhu Mayekar shri Kelbai
- Prabhu Mhapne – Devakikrishna/Mallinath – Vatsa
- Prabhu Mirashi
- Prabhu Miskin – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Kashyap
- Prabhu Moni
- Prabhu Morge – Devakikrishna/Piso Ravalnath – Vatsa
- Prabhu Moye – Devakikrishna/Piso Ravalnath – Siolim – Atri
- Prabhu Nachnolkar – Vetal Panchayatan – Vashisht
- Prabhu Narvekar
- Prabhu Nasnodkar – Vetal Panchayatan – Vashisht
- Prabhu Navelkar – Mahaganapati/Mahalaxmi – Kashyap
- Prabhu Padgaonkar – Devakikrishna/Shano Ravalnath – Kashyap
- Prabhu Parrikar – Devakikrishna/Piso Ravalnath – Parra – Atri
- Prabhu Parsekar Desai – Bhagwati(Parse) – Parcem
- Prabhu Pawaskar
- Prabhu Salgaonkar – Sharwani/Vetal – Vatsa
- Prabhu Satardekar
- Prabhu Satkar – Bhumika Ravalnath – Atri
- Prabhu Shastri
- Prabhu Shelkar
- Prabhu Shetiya
- Prabhu Shinkre – Devakikrishna/Piso Ravalnath – Ponda, Kavlem
- Prabhu Shirodkar – Ravalnath/Mahalaxmi(Mulgao)
- Prabhu Shiroorkar
- Prabhu Sinari – Vetal(Mulgao) – Vatsa
- Prabhu Tamba – Devakikrishna/Piso Ravalnath – Ribander – Atri
- Prabhu Usgaonkar
- Prabhu Vadalkar
- Prabhu Velguenkar – Dhananjay
- Prabhu Velingkar – Kashyap
- Prabhu Verlekar – Devakikrishna/Piso Ravalnath – Mapusa, Cumbharjua – Atri
- Prabhu Wadkar – Damodar
- Prabhu Valaulikar/Walawalkar – Vatsa – Shantadurga Kavlem
- Prabhu Zantye – Ravalnath/Mahalaxmi(Mulgao) – Kashyap
- Prabhudesai/Prabhu Kholkar – Laxminarayan/Santeri – Khola – Gautam
- Punalekar
- Puranik – Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari/ Vijayadurga – Bharadwaj
- Rajgolkar
- Rajyadhyaksha
- Rao Valaulikar – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi
- Redkar
- Salastekar – Vatsa
- Salgar – Mangesh – Vatsa
- Sandu
- Saraf – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Kaundinya
- Sardeshpande
- Sarkhot
- Saudagar – Ravalnath/Shantadurga(Mulgao) – Kashyap
- Savnal
- Shahpurkar
- Shanbhag-Ramnath
- Shanbhag Uppinakudru – Katyayani Baneshwar
- Shenoy
- Shenoy/Bhagavath (Karkala) – Mangesh/Shanthadurga(Ponda)
- Shenvi Ambiye – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Advalpalkar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Agni – Damodar/Mahalaxmi – Canacona,Assolna – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Agshikar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Ambe – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Cuncolim – Vatsa
- Shenvi Amonkar – Saptakoteshwar – Naidhruv
- Shenvi Aras – Mangesh/Mahalasa – Vatsa
- Shenvi Assoldekar – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Audi – Ramnath – Benaulim, Cuncolim
- Shenvi Bale/Baliga – Damodar – Kashyap
- Shenvi Bambolkar
- Shenvi Barad – Ramnath/Kamaxi – Agassaim
- Shenvi Belayo
- Shenvi Bene – Ramnath/Vamneshwar – Quepem – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Bhade – Ganapati/Mahalaxmi
- Shenvi Bhandiye – Ramnath – Volvoi
- Shenvi Bhandare – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Cumbharjua – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Bhangui – Ramnath/Vamneshwar – Panchawadi – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Bharne – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi – Marcaim – Vatsa
- Shenvi Bhatkuly – Damodar – Verem
- Shenvi Bhende – Mangesh – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Bhise – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Bhobe – Damodar/Mahalaxmi – Nerul – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Bhonsule – Bhumika Ravalnath – St Cruz – Vashisht
- Shenvi Bhujle – Mahalasa – Gargeya
- Shenvi Bichu – Ramnath
- Shenvi Bodke – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Sanquelim – Vatsa
- Shenvi Borkar – Ramnath/Vamneshwar – Borim, Verem, Marcaim – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Borkar – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi – Borim, Bicholim – Vatsa
- Shenvi Bramhe – Mangesh – Vatsa
- Shenvi Budkuley – Mahalasa – Sanquelim
- Shenvi Buyao – Damodar/Mahalaxmi – Verem
- Shenvi Chitnis – Shantadurga – Vatsa
- Shenvi Chopdekar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi
- Shenvi Dalal
- Shenvi Danait
- Shenvi Dande – Damodar/Mahalaxmi – Verem
- Shenvi Dangui – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi – Ramnathi
- Shenvi Desai
- Shenvi Dhaimode(Dhaimade) – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Dhargalkar
- Shenvi Dhempe/Dhempo – Mahamaya – Panaji, St Cruz, Nerul – Vatsa
- Shenvi Dhumatkar – Mahaganapati – Carambolim – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Dhume – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Cumbharjua – Vatsa
- Shenvi Divekar – Saptakoteshwar – Harit
- Shenvi Diwadkar – Saptakoteshwar – Harit
- Shenvi Dubhashi – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Sanquelim – Vatsa
- Shenvi Dukle – Damodar – Calangute – Vatsa
- Shenvi Gadnis – Mangesh – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Gaitonde – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi – Bastora, Usccaim, Sanquelim – Kaushik
- Shenvi Ghantkar – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Gharse – Katyayani Baneshwar – Kaushik
- Shenvi Ghate
- Shenvi Ghode – Laxminarayan(Ankola)/Mahamaya – Vatsa
- Shenvi Ghodekar – Ramnath – Cuncolim
- Shenvi Ghoting – Ramnath/Vamneshwar – Marcela – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Gude – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Panchawadi – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Gulelkar
- Shenvi Hede – Shantadurga – Shiroda – Kaushik
- Shenvi Hegde – Damodar/Aryadurga – Kashyap
- Shenvi Hodarkar – Shantadurga – Odar – Kaushik
- Shenvi Holkar – Ravalnath/Mahalaxmi(Mulgao) – Kashyap
- Shenvi Kabadi – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Vagalim – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Kadkade – Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari /Vijayadurga – Vatsa
- Shenvi Kaisare/Kaissary – Mangesh – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Kakodkar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Kakoda – Vatsa
- Shenvi Kakule – Damodar
- Shenvi Kantak – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Panchawadi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Kapdi – Ramnath/Vamneshwar – Ponda – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Karapurkar – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Kare – Ramnath – Margao – Vatsa
- Shenvi Kasbekar – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Kavde – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Kavlekar – Ramnath – Kavlem
- Shenvi Kelekar – Mahalaxmi – Priol – Kashyap
- Shenvi Kenkre – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Kerkar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Keri (Ponda) – Kaushik
- Shenvi Kerkar(Sanzgiri) – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Keri (Pernem)
- Shenvi Khandeparkar – Ganapati/Mahalaxmi – Khandepar, Shiroda – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Kharangate – Ramnath/Vamneshwar – Paroda – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Khatkhate – Sharwani/Vetal – Vatsa
- Shenvi Khazanie
- Shenvi Kinnarkar – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Kirteni – Ramnath
- Shenvi Kokkar
- Shenvi Kolmule – Mangesh – Sanquelim – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Kolvalkar – Kalbhairav(Dhargalim)
- Shenvi Korgaonkar
- Shenvi Kossambe – Ramnath- Sanguem,Sancoale – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Kothari – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Kudchadkar – Shantadurga – Curchorem – Kaushik
- Shenvi Kulkarni – Mangesh
- Shenvi Kuncolienkar – Ramnath/Kamaxi – Cuncolim(Ponda), Quepem – Vatsa
- Shenvi Kundaikar – Shantadurga – Kundaim – Kaushik
- Shenvi Kunde – Damodar/Mahalaxmi – Cuncolim – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Kuvelkar – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Laad/Laud/Lad/ – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Lawanis – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Bicholim – Vatsa
- Shenvi Lotlikar – Ramnath
- Shenvi Mahaddalkar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Jamdagni
- Shenvi Mahatme – Kalbhairav(Dhargalim)
- Shenvi Malkarnekar – Shantadurga – Malkarnem – Kaushik
- Shenvi Mandrekar – Mahalaxmi(Mandrem)
- Shenvi Mandurkar – Mangesh – Kundaim – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Manerkar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Sanguem – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Masurekar – Ramnath – Masure (Maharashtra)
- Shenvi Matha – Ramnath
- Shenvi Mauzekar – Ramnath/Kamaxi – Kundaim – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Mauzo – Ramnath
- Shenvi Mayekar – Kelbai
- Shenvi Menkurkar
- Shenvi Mirye – Ramnath
- Shenvi Molio – Ramnath
- Shenvi Mone
- Shenvi Mopkar – Mahalasa
- Shenvi Mulgaonkar/ Mulgaokar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Mulgaon – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Mungre – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi
- Shenvi Murkunde – Ramnath
- Shenvi Murkundkar
- Shenvi Nabar – Mangesh – Vatsa
- Shenvi Nadkarni – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Nadkarni – Mangesh – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Nagarsekar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Nagarcem – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Narvekar – Damodar/Mahalaxmi – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Navelkar – Mahaganapati – Assolna – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Nerlikar – Mangesh – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Nerurkar – Saptakoteshwar – Naidhruv
- Shenvi Netravalkar – Mangesh – Vatsa
- Shenvi Neurekar – Mahalasa – Neura, Marcaim – Kaushik
- Shenvi Pagnis – Mangesh – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Palekar
- Shenvi Paraz – Laxminarayan/ Mahamaya(Ankola) – Canacona – Vatsa
- Shenvi Parsekar
- Shenvi Phalgaonkar – Canacona
- Shenvi Pilgaonkar – Mangesh – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Pissurlenkar – Shantadurga – Pissurlem – Kaushik
- Shenvi Prabhavalkar – Mangesh – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Priolkar – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Priol – Kaushik
- Shenvi Priolkar(Konekar) – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Priol – Vatsa
- Shenvi Rajadhyaksha – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Ramani – Shantadurga – Talaulim – Kaushik
- Shenvi Rangnekar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Rataboli – Ramnath/Kamaxi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Rege – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi – Kaushik
- Shenvi Sabnis – Shantadurga – Durbhat, Sawantwadi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Sacordekar – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Sadekar – Ramnath – Vatsa
- Shenvi Sakhardande – Shantadurga – Verem, Sanquelim – Kaushik
- Shenvi Salelkar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Sanguem – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Salgaonkar – Sharwani/Vetal – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Salkar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Sambari – Ramnath – Varca
- Shenvi Sangaonkar – Mahalaxmi – Sangao (Priol) – Kashyap
- Shenvi Sankow – Ramnath – Cuncolim
- Shenvi Sanzgiri – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Cortalim, Sancoale
- Shenvi Sarmalkar – Ramnath – Vatsa
- Shenvi Saturdekar
- Shenvi Sawaikar – Mahalaxmi – Kashyap
- Shenvi Sawardekar – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Sawkar – Mahamaya – Mapusa – Vatsa
- Shenvi Sawkar – Damodar/Mahalaxmi – Chendia(Karnataka) – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Shankhwalkar – Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari /Vijayadurga
- Shenvi Sheldekar – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Shetye – Ramnath/Vamneshwar – Sanquelim – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Shikerkar
- Shenvi Shirdonkar – Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari /Vijayadurga – Ribander – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Shirgaonkar – Shantadurga – Vatsa – Assnora
- Shenvi Shirodkar
- Shenvi Shirvaikar – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi – Shirvai – Kaushik
- Shenvi Shisani – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Shiveshwarkar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi
- Shenvi Silimkhan – Ramnath – Panaji
- Shenvi Singbal – Mangesh/Mahalasa – Savoiverem – Vatsa
- Shenvi Sukhtankar – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Shenvi Surlakar – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi – Kaushik
- Shenvi Sursure – Damodar/Mahalaxmi – Curchorem – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Suryarao Sardesai – Saptakoteshwar – Savoiverem, Narvem – Naidhruv
- Shenvi Talak – Damodar/Mahalaxmi – Margao
- Shenvi Talaulikar – Ramnath/Vamneshwar – Talaulim, Cuncolim – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Talwadkar – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi – Quepem, Mangeshi – Kaushik
- Shenvi Telang – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Thakur
- Shenvi Tilve – Belgaum
- Shenvi Usgaonkar – Mangesh/Mahalaxmi – Usgao – Vatsa
- Shenvi Valvatkar – Laxminarcinva/Shantadurga Shankhwaleshwari /Vijayadurga – Shankhpingal
- Shenvi Varde – Shantadurga – Vatsa
- Shenvi Varerkar
- Shenvi Velingkar – Mahaganapati/Mahalaxmi – Veling – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Virginkar – Ramnath/Vamnes
hwar – Margao – Kaundinya
- Shenvi Wagle
- Shenvi Valaulikar/Walawalkar – Vatsa – Shantadurga Kavlem
- Shenvi Warty – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi – Nerul
- Shenvi Welling – Mahaganapati/Mahalaxmi – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Zanzal – Mahaganapati/Mahalaxmi – Arpora – Bharadwaj
- Shenvi Zaqui – Shantadurga/Mahalaxmi – Vatsa
- Shenvi Zingde – Kamaxa Ramnath – Vatsa – Mardol
- Shenvi Zuvarkar – Ramnath/Vamneshwar – Kaundinya
- Sherlekar
- Shetye – Dhakti Vanadevi – Harsh
- Shetye – Bhumika Ravalnath – Kaundinya
- Shetye Sawaikar – Ravalnath/Shantadurga(Mulgao) – Kashyap
- Shirali – Shantadurga
- Shirodkar – Vetal Maharudra(Mulgao)
- Shirolkar
- Shiroor
- Shiroormutt
- Shivalkar – Mangesh
- Shivkamat – Nagesh/Mahalaxmi – Vatsa
- Sinkar
- Sonde
- Sohoni – Shantadurga Mangeshi – Kaushik
- Sthalekar Vaidya – Shantadurga – Kaushik
- Sujir
- Sukhtankar
- Tadkodkar – Shantadurga – Vatsa
- Talgeri
- Talmaki
- Talwalkar
- Tambulwadkar
- Tembulkar (Kulkarni)- Shree Laxmi Narsimha- Veling
- Tendulkar -Dhananjay – Laxmi Ravalnath, Marcel
- Tergaonkar
- Thaly – Mahalaxmi(Korgao) – Siolim – Kashyap
- Thakur (From Mhapan, Kudal)- Shantadurga (Mhapan)
- Tinaikar – Mangesh – Vatsa
- Torne – Bhumika Ravalnath – Kashyap
- Torsekar – Mangesh
- Trasikar
- Ugrankar
- Ullal – Lakshminarayan Mahamaya (Nagve Mahamaya) -Vatsa
- Vadhyar
- Varde
- Velangi
- Vengsarkar
- Vengurlekar
- Vinekar
- Vishwasrao Desai – Saptakoteshwar – Lamgao – Naidhruv
- Vombatkere
- Wagh
- Wagle
- Wakade
- Warerkar
- Warik
- Wartikar
- Yelekar – Mahalaxmi (Bandora) – Vatsa
- Zarapkar – Vatsa
This post is generated, in good faith ,for providing information for the Community to identify their communities.
Sources are quoted below.
Sources:
http://www.brahminworld.com/bw23.htm
http://en.search.wordpress.com/?q=Caste+system&site=ramanan50.wordpress.com
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Sir in our village in eastern UP (Dist- Ballia), there is another family with same surname (Chaurasia) and Gotra (Kashyap). My Family says we are Vaishyas and their family says they are Brahmins. Could you please help me know the correct information about this. I tried google for information but could not get anything that could give any clarity.
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This confusion is common as Varnas or Caste is determined by disposition and/or the profession one undertakes.So when a Brahmin undertakes commerce as his source of livelihood, he is classified as Vaisya,though by birth he could have been a Brahmin.Later this classification remains.
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Neither your family is of Vaishya Origin nor your neighbours are Vaishaya. Your family has its root from a group of people who were involved in selling beetles and also cultivating them.
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My name is Narayana Prabhu from Cochin, Kerala, I want to know for what “Bhembre” stands for in Prabhu/Bhembre since people of our kulavis with Athri Gothra in Cochin are calling by Vembrakat as we came from goa. Your reply will be highly informative to me.
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Lookscas thougj your ancestors migrsted from Goa.Gauda saraswat Brahims. Your gotra details.
ATRI
Atreya
Aarchananas
Ashyavashwa
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Please include Bhalavalikar GSB surnames and gotras
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Will do.
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Hi Ramani,
Very Impressive compilation. Many Thanks !!!!
Can you please update the Shanbhag surname with Kuldevatha and Gothra
Kuldevatha : Shanteri Kamakshi ( Ramnath )
Gothra : Vatsa
Thanks,
Roshan
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Castism cannot go away from bhramins, they are the main reason hinduus have converted to other religions, they have made it so complicated to maintain their exclusivity and hold , as if they are the gate keepers of hindu religion.
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hi,
your website is very informative,thanks for the info provided on the site,
I would request you to kindly update the information of shenvi kolmule as our kuldevata is Shri.Manguesh/Mahalaxmi and gotra is Koudinya and our family origin place is bicholim-goa.
regards.
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Sir. My name is ritesh i am from Keri pernem. I need some help from you Haw i can i find the history of ravalnath temple from Keri Haw shri dev ravalnath temple is their who is the mahajans n spl who is the third party means terayt of ravalnat devastan from Keri. Plz reply me if you knw. Or haw to findout
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Hi my surname is kudtarkar. Many of our relatives have settled in nandgaon(konkan). Our kuldevi is kudtari mahamaya chamundeshwari in qupem. We are vaishya vani. So what is right cast of ours.
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Vaisya.Shiva Gotra.
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Friends check this update on http://www.askthecreator.com
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goud saraswath are not brahmins, they are converted. they are non vegeterians and we dont trear them brahmins.
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Kindly send me source/links for the information.
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Who are you to give your verdict? We never asked for your approval. We don’t care about you and your culture.
In GSB culture, anything that doesn’t have blood is vegetarian. That is why fish is also vegetarian. Same is the case in Japanese culture.
Several pancha gauda brahmin communities like Kashmiri Saraswats, Maithili brahmins and Bengali brahmins eat fish and meat. It is a part of their culture.
What you can do is mind your own business and not poke your nose in other people’s way of life.
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Fish is not vegetarian, nor is it allowed for brahmins, some just continue certain practices that crept into the community.
That said GSBs have not converted, neither are all of us non-vegetarian. And we are accepted as brahmin by all mathas, acharyas and brahmin communities.
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Dear Ramanan, First of all many many thanks for a wonderful compilation. I shall be gratefull if you can clarify a couple of matters about the list. 1) Gothra is not mentioned against some of the entries. Is it because you where not able to get the info or because they need not be GSB. (2) have you included the surname/kuladevatha/gothra of the followers of Chitrapur math? (3) Some of the temples of the same deity seems to be in many places. Is it possible to identify the original – does it have any relevance?
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Yes,wherever I am not satisfied with the authenticity of the information, I leave it blank.
I have not included about Chitrapur Mutt.I need a lot of information on some of the Mutts in Karnataka and the information is scarce.You may share information.Same Deity is found in many temples. Always preferable to worship the Deity one’s ancestors have worshiped.In case the details are unavailable one can worship the same Deity in another place.
What is GSB , you mean Gauda Saraswat Brahmins/
I have plans to write on them and other Brahmin groups like Chiplun Brahmins.Regards
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Hi my surname is Tambulwadkar – deshpande. We know we are saraswat but Could you please send me an authentic source verifying our surname? As per new law at mangeshi we have to submit proof. Unlike in Goa we in maharashtra don’t use dual surname on official documents and we don’t have an official document which proves we are deshpande. Kindly help me out here. Thanking you
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Can you send me your Abhiuvaadan/Pravara Mantra which you recite? It will contain your rishis. I may be able to trace
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What is my caste and gothra my name is sushant harit
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I need the traya, the three rishis. Please check with family elders on this and let me know.
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I am sorry but other than our gotra which is Kaundinya we have no info about three rishis.in maharashtra we can’t use two surnames so we dropped deshpande of all our legal documents and now we aren’t allowed at mangeshi to perform seva because of new rules there.
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Some surnames like rath, panda, PADHI, MISHRA, PANIGRAHI and many more used in odisha are not in the list.
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Ishall include them. Thanks
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My name is pritam vidyadhar nagarkar .My gotra is vasishta . I am konkanastha chitpavan brahmin .Can please help me find my kuldevi or kuldevta ….please
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Ramanan,
Prabhu Keluskar , Prabhu Tendulkar , Prabhu Tendolkar are same. My mother told me this and I did checked visiting temple in Tendull. Original daivata are Laxmi Ravalnath of all Tendulkars where as many of Tendulkar adopted Mangeshi as their Kuldevata.
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Very informative. .you are doing a very noble cause ..helping many to connect to their roots..Indeed it is a feeling which can’t be expressed.
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Hi Ramanan,
My Name is Abhay Basrur, my ancestors are from Honavar, District Uttar Kanada. I am trying to find out my Gotra as well as Kuldeavta and Kuldevi. Looking at the research done by you, i would appreciate if you could guide me in finding my Gotra and Kuldevta. Even small pointers like whom to contact would be quite helpful. Thanks in Advance
Abhay
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Can you remember the Abhivadaye or the Rishis associated with your Gotra?
Check with your elders ,Uncles, Aunts to recall the Deity they offer worship first before any auspicious function.
Find out the names ,apart from your Father,Grand Father, and Great Grand Father and let me know whether you are the first child.
Let me know your full name and the names of your brothers and sisters and indicate who is the eldest and the order of the siblings including yourself.
Let me try.
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Plz remove Acharya from GSB list…Acharya are madwa brahmins. Plz don’t provide inaccurate info.thx
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Madhwas are Brahmins who follow Dwaitha as propounded by Sri Madhwacharya.
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Best work done, A lot more should be added, Thanks
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Am updating as and when I get authentic information.
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http://aibf.in/
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My name is Pundalik Karmalkar, presently staying in Ibrampur, Pernem. we don’t no about our kuldevata nad vis-a-visa. Please help me to get the exact information. as per our elder’s we are from Karmali, goa and migrated during portuguse rule.
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Please check your Father, Grand Father and great Grand Father’s names.Normally the Kula Devata Name is christened for the eldest Child.Check with your Paternal Uncles.
If you find a name recurring, it shall be your Kula Devata.Other wise, check your Family Customs in performing Pooja. At some place there shall be a reference to the Deity.
If this also does not offer a clue, if you are a worshiper of Shiva, have Lord Subrahmanya or Devi as your Kula Devatha;if you worship Vishnu, keep Lord Venkateshwara as your Family deity.You shall get the name of the deity in a short while through an unexpected source.Regds
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Tambulwadkar- deshpande
Kaundinya gotra
Mangesh -Mahalakshmi
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Dude, Naik nayak are all Scheduled Tribes, stop giving bad information
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Hi ,Jason why do you say so, meaning do you know people who are from any tribes you have no idea about what you are saying, it may be true to some extend as some naik are from other community not specific any tribes but naik or nayak are GSB goud saraswat bhramins, so many have left their surnames which specifically tell about caste and use only the other surname, like Kamat Dhakankar, Nayak Banaulikar,
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I follow , i am no learned person its my family details i shared, but in anyway if i can i will be really happy, as we had a lot of issue due to surname
thank you
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I shall try to grt information and post.
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My title is Patro and I guess we belong to vyashya caste not brahmins.
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Hello, I have gone through the list of surnames and Kuldevathas. My surname is Mallya (Rajesh Kumar Mallya). Our fore fathers were supposed to have dwelt in Kundapur but now we haves settled down in Bangalore. Our Gothra is Vasishhtt. My father passed away when we were very young and there was a note in his Diary which states that our Kuladevatha is Shri Rampurush. We cane to know that Rampurush cannont be a Kuladevatha as it is a Grampurush of a certain Kuladevatha. So we asked in Koude Shastra ( Shells, where in we were asked to pray and ask our kuladevatha to be informed) , by this method we were told that Shanteri Kamakshi is our Kuladevatha. In one of the other websites which i was browsing it was mentioned that Kaundinya gothra is also referred to as Vasishtt gothra. Is it so, If so which is our Kuladevatha, do we need to ask ( prashne) again ? Kindly inform. thanks in advance.
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I am of the opionion that one should follow what elders have followed, despite what others may say.If you still have doubts, you may worship Kamakshi or Devi .
Please do not get sidetracked .
Gothra has nothing to do with Kuladevathas
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Few mallya families have shri mahalasa narayani mardol as their kuladevi.you need to ask around when you visit goa.
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Can any one tel me wich is our kuldev plzz
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https://ramanan50.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/family-deity-personal-deity/
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which govekar surname of kuldevat & etc detail
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Yes.But it is better to have the change reflected in Aadhaar and submit it.procedure is easy.please check my post on this.
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please if you can help me in getting my family history from past, present and future. My name is Rvaindra Gopal Inamdar, fathers name is Gopal Ramnath Inamdar. Grand father is Ramnath S. Inamdar ,who hails from Rannebennur Talluka, Dharward Dist In karnataka
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I do not have he necessary tools or qualifiactions for this.Family tree finder is a site worth checking into
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PATRO is NOT A BRAHMIN LAST NAME. They are part of the Shudra caste. Please get your facts right.
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Well you’re wrong. Patro’s are can be Bhramins or Vaishyas. I am a Patro from a Bhramin history but I do not follow and organised religion now.
If you still have doubts go to Orissa, where you’ll find countless Bhramin and Vaishya Patros
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Hello, about Nayak Banaulikar – Katyayani Baneshwar – Siolim – Bharadwaj, actually Nayak Banaulikar use surname as Naik (most of them ) now and the family Kuldevat is in Aversa- karwar-Karnataka, most of these people are residing in Siolim
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Please do the changes, it may help someone
NAYAK BANAULIKAR
GOTRA BHARADWAJ
KANTAYANI BANESHAWAR AVERSA
BUT THEY ARE ORIGINALLY FROM BENAULIM IN SOUTH AND SETTLED I SIOLIM
ABOUT MAYEKAR, THEY ARE MAYEKAR/MAYENKAR OR SHENVI MAYENKAR
GOTRA KAUDINYA
GOD MANGUESH MAHALAXMI
THIS IS A SMALL SARASWAT COMMUNITY AND SETTLED OUTSIDE GOA DURING PROTUGUES BUT MANY RETURNED BACK
PLEASE CHANGES WILL HELP MANY PEOPLE
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Hello Sir, i had mentioned about the family kuldev of Shenvi Mayekar its Shri Manguesh and Palvi devta Mahalaxmi Gotra Kaundinya, if changes can be made it will be very helpful
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Hello, nice very good information, but i have a small request, about GSB Mayekar family deity is Shri Manguesh Mahalaxmi Gotra Kaundinya, most of them settled in Mumbai , if you add this it will be very helpful
thank you
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Thanks Expansion of GSB?
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GSB is Goud Saraswat Brahmins, you have mentioned Shri Kalbai of Mayem as Kuldevta of surname Mayekar, but she is of other caste and not GSB, kuldevta of GSB surname Mayekar is Shri Mangesh and palvi devta is Mahalaxmi, gotra Kaundinya
Mayekars are samarta’s, some use Shenvi AND SPELL Mayenkar also, they use to live at Bicholim Goa
Also Kuldevta of Nayak Banavalikar is Shri Katyayani Baneshwar Aversa Karwar Karnataka, most of them settled in Siolim Goa
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Will be grateful if you can send me details on Saarswat Brahmins and thier roots in Goa /links. Regds
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Dear Sir, Your website is very informative.I was searching for My Kuldevata when i came accross your website,I was told by my elders that our kuldevta is Devkikrishna in Malshej Goa but they dont know the gotra just assume it to be kaushik, I checked on your website the surname Murdeshwar but is does not highlight any deity.If our kuldevta is Shri Devakikrishna then whom should we follow Shano or Pisso Rawalnath.Can you please help me out.My native is in Durgakeri Honavar, North kannada-karnataka Dharwad.
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Very Informative post.
I have a question for which you may know the answer, my father tells me our surname was Shenvi Salkar as per the documents of my forefather around 100 years ago, later it changes to Kantak.
How and why it changed is a mystery, do you have any insights, Please share.
thanks & regards
Kausthub
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Can you tell me your Gothra and what was your grand father.forefather’s profession?
Some times Brahmins engaged in other professions do change their surnames.
If I get information from you I shall try to clarify
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