Tag: Gotra

  • Ashtasahasra Brahmins From Ennayiram Rajendra Chola Copperplates Evidence

    Ashtasahasra Brahmins From Ennayiram Rajendra Chola Copperplates Evidence

    There are subgroups among Tamil Nadu Brahmins as well. I have written in detail about the subgroups. The subgroups are named on the basis of geographical location ( Vadama- those who have settled on the Northern banks of Kaveri River; on the basis of profession engaged in( Vaathima, who ,as a group were engaged in Vaidika,that is performing Vedic austerities ;or on the basis vof the number of families,as in Ashtasahasra, meaning Eight Thousand.These divisions are only for identification of groups. But all of them belong to Brahmin Group and these sub grouping should not come in the way of intermarriage among Brahmins,for that matter among Brahmins throughout the world.

    I belong to Ashtasahasra clan. For quite some time I have been trying to get to the root of our clan,Asthasahasra and was unsuccessful. A lot of confusing information came my way,none of them with any firm evidence.

    The first evidence of my roots came from an unexpected source Emperor Rajendra Chola Copperplates. Rajendra Chola, in fact , is as great as his father Rajaraja Chola,but not that well known. He built the Gangaikonda Chozhapuram Siva Temple,which matches The Big Temple, Brahadeeswara Temple at Thanjavur built by his father Rajaraja Chola.

    Rajaraja Chola period Copperplates were found in a place called Esaanam in the present Thanjavur/ Kumbakonam region. Here mention is made of Rajendra Chola having donated lands in a village to Brahmins and it was called Jananatha Chathurvedhi Mangalam. It was called also known as Kunjaramalla Chathurvedhi Mangalam and also as Ennayiram,which means Eight Thousand. This refers to the Eight Thousand Brahmin families who were settled/had lived there. And that is Ashtasahasra clan of Tamil Nadu Brahmins.

    There were three chaturvedimangalams in panaiyur.
    Therefore, in the abundance of Brahmin settlements
    Jananatha Chaturvedi Mangalam was called as Ennayiram( Eight Thousand) earlier.Now it is called Kunjaramalla Chaturvedi Mangalam;

    Jananatha Chaturvedi
    Mangalam; Names like Vikrama CholaNallur
    Not right now.
    The officers who issued and executed the order

    Uyyakonda Valanadu Vennattu
    Keralanthaka Sarupedi Mangalathu Narakkan Marayan
    Rajendra Chola brahmathi raja, the jananatha, commanded,
    Act on charity by the following meeting officials
    They are engaged in lying down. At first the king’s order
    The officials who prepared were later executed
    we also clearly see the authorities in this copperplate.
    Therefore, there are different people in both kinds of work.
    engaged.
    With the officials of the meeting

    Kaliyur Nadu Ukkaludaiyan Maakalan Adhiya cholan
    Moovendhavelar.
    Kailayathu, the knowledge of the king of the field
    Kumara Vichadhara Moovendavelan.
    Arindhaman Nallur of Thiruvindalur

    பனையூர் நாட்டில் மூன்று சதுர்வேதிமங்கலங்கள் இருந்துள்ளன .
    எனவே பிராமணர் குடியிருப்புகள் மிகுதியாக இருந்ததில்
    வியப்பில்லை . ஜனநாத சதுர்வேதி மங்கலத்திற்கு முன்பே
    எண்ணாயிரம் என்ற பெயர் இருந்தது . அப்பெயரே தற்போது
    உள்ளது . குஞ்சரமல்ல சதுர்வேதி மங்கலம் ; ஜனநாத சதுர்வேதி
    மங்கலம் ; விக்கிரம சோழ நல்லூர் போன்ற பெயர்கள்
    தற்போதில்லை .
    ஆணை பிறப்பித்து நிறைவேற்றிய அதிகாரிகள்

    உய்யக்கொண்டார் வளநாட்டு வெண்ணாட்டுக்
    கேரளாந்தக சருப்பேதி மங்கலத்து நராக்கன் மாராயன்
    ஜனநாதனான இராஜேந்திர சோழ பிரம்மாதி ராஜன் ஆணையிட ,
    கீழ்க்கண்ட உடன் கூட்டத்து அதிகாரிகள் தானத்தைச் செயல்
    படுத்துவதில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளனர் . முதலில் மன்னன் ஆணையைத்
    தயாரித்த அதிகாரிகளையும் பின்னர் நிறைவேற்றி வைத்த
    அதிகாரிகளையும் இச்செப்பேட்டில் தெளிவாகக் காண்கிறோம் .
    எனவே இருவிதப் பணிகளிலும் வெவ்வேறான நபர்கள்
    ஈடுபட்டுள்ளனர் .
    உடன் கூட்டத்து அதிகாரிகள்

    காலியூர் நாட்டு உக்கலுடையான் மாகாளன் அதியசோழன்
    மூவேந்தவேளார் .
    விளைநாட்ட அரசூருடையான் அறிவறிந்த கயிலாயத்துக்
    குமார விச்சாதர மூவேந்தவேளான் .
    திருவிந்தளூர் நாட்டு அரிந்தமன் நல்லூர் உடையார் ஸ்ரீ

    வெண்காடனான கண்டராதித்த மூவேந்தவேளான் .
    விடையில் அதிகாரிகள்

    திருவழுந்தூர் நாட்டு மாந்தை கிழார் மாறன் ம — யரான நித்த
    வினோத மூவேந்தவேளான் .
    சிறுகூற்று நல்லூர் கிழவர் கொல்லை புத்த நாராயணச்

    சோழப் பல்லவரையன் .
    புரவு வரித்திணைக்களத்துக் கண்காணி

    சநரியலுடையான் திருப்பொரி திருவேங்கடம் இராஜ

    ராஜன் மதுராந்தக இளங்கோ வேளான் .
    2 .

    நராக்கன் மாராயன் .
    பூம்புலியூர் உடையன் கோவச்சநான ஜெயங்கொண்ட
    சோழ அணிமுரி நாடாள்வான் .

    Source. Rajendra Chola Copperplates at Esaanam

    20 for Talavakara sama

    Ten for Atharva

    Ten for Baudhayaan Grihya

    Ten for Kalpa

    Ten for Gana.

    The seventy senior students studied advanced subjects – 25 studied Vyakarana, 35 studied Prabhakara Mimasa and ten studied Vedanta…

    எசாலம் செப்பேடுகளின் அமைப்பு 


    கோயில் திருப்பணியின்போது ஐம்பொன் சிலைகளுடன்
    செப்பேடுகளும் தமிழகத்தில் சில இடங்களில் கிடைத்துள்ளன .
    விழுப்புரம் மாவட்டத்தில் எசாலம் என்ற சிற்றூரிலும்
    செப்புச்சிலைகளுடன் முதலாம் இராசேந்திர சோழன்
    வெளியிட்ட செப்பேட்டுத் தொகுதி ஒன்றும் கிடைத்துள்ளது .
    விழுப்புரம் - செஞ்சி நெடுஞ்சாலையில் நேமூர் என்ற ஊருக்குக்
    கிழக்கில் எசாலம் என்ற ஊர் அமைந்துள்ளது . பிரம்மதேசம் ,
    எண்ணாயிரம் , பிடாரிப்பட்டு எனப் பல புராதன ஊர்கள் எசாலம்
    அருகே உள்ளன. எசாலத்தின் பழைய பெயர் எய்தார் .

    எசாலம் என்ற கிராமத்தில் திருவிராமீசுவரம் என
    அழைக்கப்படும் பழைய சிவன் கோயில் உள்ளது . 1987 இல் கோயில்
    திருப்பணிக்காகப் பூமியைத் தோண்டியபோது எதிர்பாராத
    விதமாக இராசேந்திர சோழன் வெளியிட்ட செப்பேட்டுத்
    தொகுதியுடன் இருபதுக்கு மேற்பட்ட செப்புத் திருமேனிகளும்
    சிவபூசைப் பொருள்களும் கண்டறியப்பட்டன. 11.8.1987 இல்

    க்கண்டுபிடிப்பு நிகழ்ந்தது . தொல்லியல் துறை உடனடியாக
    இங்கே ஆய்வு செய்தது . 31.8.1987 நாளிட்ட தினமணி நாளிதழில்.

    https://archive.org/stream/dli.jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZM8luQy.TVA_BOK_0006017/TVA_BOK_0006017_%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F_%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D_djvu.txt

    The Vedic College functioned with 10 teachers and 340 students 800 years ago. The college provided free boarding to students and each student received one seer (unit) of rice per day which was sufficient for their daily meals. The teachers got a daily allowance of one kalam which was equivalent to the cost of food for 16 persons per day. They were also given half kalingu gold as bonus per year. The village was also called as rajaraja chaturvedi Mangalam because the vedic college taught chaturdasa (3 vedas with 6 angam and meemasa, nyayam, puranam and dharmasaasthram). References of the same is found in 1st Rajendra chola’s (11th century) Sassanam…

    This temple was built by Raja Raja Chola and Narasimma Perumal was considered as the family deity of Rajaraja Chola. The sanctum sanctorum has the idol of Lord Paramapathavasan and consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi. The presiding deity is Lord Azhagiya Narasimmar. The temple also has a shrine for the six foot high idol of Lord Varahamurthy. Special pooja is performed in every Thiruvathirai Natchathiram day. Sadly, vandalism have dismembered the two hands of Lord Narasimmar which are made of green stone. The deity has been kept in a corner of the temple for the past 400 years. Saint Ramanuja visited this temple twice. Koorathazhwar also visited this temple. This temple contains many Tamil inscriptions on the walls and stairs. It is surrounded by three Shiva temples namely Padaleeswarar temple, Brahmmapuriswarar temple at Brahmadesam and Ramanatha Eswarar temple at Esalam. All three Shiva temples are within two kilometers. All these temples are now under the control of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)..

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennayiram

    It was told that there were 4 Shiva Temples constructed keeping this Lakshmi Narasingar temple at the Centre. Hence this place is called as pancha sthalam. Ramanujar defeated 8000 Samanars ( Jains ) in a debate and converted them in to Vaishnavam or Ashta Sahasra Brahmins. This is the birthplace of Kalameka poet.

    TEMPLE TIMINGS:

    The temple will be kept opened between 07.00 hrs  to 10.00 hrs and 17.30 Hrs to 19.30 Hrs.

    CONTACT DETAILS:

    Bhattar  Sri u. ve. Maalolan  may be contacted on his mobile +918940432746 for further details.

    HOW TO REACH:

    About 7 KM from Nemur on Villupuram  to Gingee ( Senji )

    About 8 KM from Perani on the above bus route.

    Nearest railway station is Perani, Villupuram & Tindivanam.

    https://veludharan.blogspot.com/2018/11/sri-azhakiya-lakshmi-narasinga-perumal.html?m=1

    https://munnurramesh.wordpress.com/2019/08/16/%e0%ae%8e%e0%ae%a3%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a3%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%af%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b0%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%b2%e0%ae%a4%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b2%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%85%e0%ae%b0%e0%af%81%e0%ae%b3/

  • Pravaras Gotras Pdf

    Pravaras Gotras Pdf

    I had written on Gotra system of India. Gotra is unique identity of an individual by linking his ancestors.The Gotr as differ for each varna, Brahmana, Kshatriya,Vaisya.

    Gotras have one,two, three or five Rishis as the first of the Lineage.

    I have been answering doubts on Gotras.I have posted an article on how to find Gotra.

    One of the readers has taken pains to get a reference text in Mysuru, published in the year 1900!My gratitude to him. I am providing the communication from him

    And the Book in Pdf.You may download.

    You may visit the Link below.

    https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=forums&srcid=MTQyNTE0MTcxODQxNzMxMDM3MDQBMTIyNDMxMjA3MjY2NTk2Mjc0NzgBeUk3d1k2OGlFQUFKATAuMQEBdjI

    Please find attached.Scroll down to index, Check the gotram, scroll down to that group and you can see the entire list of descendants of gotras and pravaras.The kevalaas are also listed. That is, those who are brahmins, moved to practise kshatriya work and then returned to the brahmin roots.Ten in all. Such as Garga, Moudgalya, Sankriti,…etc.Also, the 2-family ones are explained. [ dvyaamushyaayanaas ]
    Say, for instance, Sankriti.
    Sankriti, one born to Shakti, son of Sage Vasishta, practise the work of kshatriyas, then return to brahmin roots (original vasishta gotra) by firstmoving to the ashram of Sage Angeeras and then returning to their Root Vasishtar.
    Two more Sankriti lines are Sage Aangeerasa line. One as direct descendant (angeerasa, gauriveeta, sankrutya)and another the Kshatriya Sankriti (angeerasa, saankrutya, gauriveeta), who by way of having been born as a resultof the Yajna by Aangeerasar for a king, become Sage Aangeerasar’s disciples, move with him to his ashram and take his gotra line.
    The listing of kshatriyas and vaishyas too, is to be seen. One page listing. They have only one to three gotras/pravaras. The remaining have taken the
    gotras of their family priests/gurus.
    Thanks and RegardsNatarajan Iyer’

  • What is The Gotra If You Do Not Know

    Gotra system prevailing in India is a system of linking one to his ancestors.

    It is also one’s identity.

    Gotra is referred to for all family functions, both auspicious and inauspicious.

    It is one of the parameters for fixing marriages.

    Gotra also let’s one to know which Veda,Branch one belongs to.

    I have written on Gotra and list of Gotras of Brahmins,Vaisyas and Kshatriyas.

    Gotras have one,Two,Three ,Five or Seven Rishis in the Pravara.

    For more details please Google Gotra/Pravara ramanan50.

    Some articles.

    Brahmin Gotra List

    Kshatriya Rajput Gotras North India List

    Caste

    The Varnas,wrongly called as Castes are based on Disposition and Character.

    Not By Birth.

    Each has Gotras.

    Many Rishis occur in different Gotras.

    This is because at times,the profession/ conduct of the Rishi changes.

    Accordingly,the offspring from the Rishi,is assigned a Gotra based on the character, Conduct, Disposition of the Rishi at the time of the conception of the child.

    Thus,we find Kausika and Vishwamitra Gotras,though both denote Viswamitra.

    Viswamitra was a Kshatriya by Disposition,as he was a king;he was assigned the Brahmana Varna on his realisation of Brahman.

    So we have two Gotras under him.

    And as later development,people have started using the Geographical locations,their professons as a part of their name.

    This had resulted in confusion about one’s Gotra.

    It is difficult to trace the gotra when all the above are mixed up.

    Since people change professions,their Gotras change, though the founder is one of the Seven Eternal Rishis.

    These Rishis change for Each Manvantara.

    For the present Manvantara,Vaiwasvatha,the Seven Rishis are,

    Atri,

    Bhrigu

    Kutsa,

    Vasishta,

    Gautama,

    Kashyap and Angirasa.

    All Gotras originate from these Rishis.

    When one’s gotra is not clear or one does not know the Gotra,it is customary to assign Kasyapa Gotra as he is the progenitor of both Mankind and Devas.

    For those who do not know their Gotras, either because the family lost knowledge of the same, or if a person became an orphan in childhood – the Gotra and Pravara of the family purohita becomes their Gotra.

    आचार्यगोत्रप्रवरानभिज्ञस्तु द्विजः स्वयम् |

    दत्त्वात्मानं तु कस्मैचित्तद्गोत्रप्रवरो भवेत् ||

    Another solution given in the shastras is to accept the Kashyapa Gotra since the Shrutis declare Kashyapa as the forefather of all humanity.

    गोत्रस्यत्वपरिज्ञाने काश्यपं गोत्रमुच्यते |

    यस्मादाह श्रुतिः सर्वाः प्रजाः कश्यपसंभवाः ||

    There is also a practice of assigning Vishnu Gotra to people who belong to Kshatriya Varna and Jambu Maharishi Gotra to Vaisyas.

    And there is the practice of assigning Siva Gotra to one who worships Siva.

    Reference and citations.

    • Smruti muktavali – Shodasha Karma Prakarana – By Sri Krishnacharya, Shishya of Sri Raghavendra Swamiji
    • Matsya Purana.
    • Markandeya Purana.
    • Valmiki Ramayana.
    • “Rishigalu” – A book in Kannada by Sri Be. Na. Vijayeendracharya, published by Sri Harivayu Prakashana, First edition, 2014

    http://indiafacts.org/gotras-and-pravaras/

  • Twenty Six Brahmin Gotras Samudra Gupta Period 350 AD Alampbayana,Salankayana

    Twenty Six Brahmin Gotras Samudra Gupta Period 350 AD Alampbayana,Salankayana

    History of India,as I have been finding,is quite ancient and when one checks it,date of Indian history is constantly pushed back by centuries.

    There are many avenues to explore it’s antiquity.

    Historical references in Indian and Foreign Literature,Indian Piranhas,Ithihasas(Ramayana and Mahabharata), Cultural links with tribes of the world, Etymology Astronomical dating,Legends verified by archeological findings and through the groups in India,who are classified based on their dispositions and Character.

    One such factor is the study of Gotra system,the Indian system of tracing one’s roots.

    I have written on the Gotras of Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaisyas, providing details about their origin and geological area where they had come from

    When the history is ancient and one is unable to trace it for want of Knowledge of Indian texts,it was easy to dismiss facts as myths and bring in a theory like Aryan Invasion theory which stands discredited now.

    In the process of unearthing the details of Gotras,I have come across instances where I could not get information on some Gotras and their Group details.

    And their geographical locations.

    I have been updating information as and and when I find information relating to the missing Gotras.

    One such is Alampayana Gotra.

    One reader wrote to me that he,with great difficulty, was able to find the Alambayana Gotta,which was misspelt.

    He also wanted a clarification whether it was a Kshatriya Gotra.

    I found some interesting information.

    The Alambayana Gotra is a Brahmin Gotra.

    Sometimes,as the group is determined by profession, disposition and character,the group name changes when one changes any of the attributes mentioned above undergoes Change.

    Such is the case with Alampayana Gotra.

    Though it is a Brahmin Gotra,it might have been modified as a Kshatriya Gotra because of change in Profession.

    Viswamitra Gotra is a Brahmin Gotra .

    But when Viswamitra became a Rajarishi and gave the Gayatri Mantra to the world his Gotra became Brahmin.

    His initial Gotra,Kaushika,was a Kshatriya Gotra as he was a king before he became a Rishi.

    The Alampayana Gotra was mentioned by Varma Dynasty of Bengal,Assam.

    And they date back to 350-600 AD!

    And one may also note from the plates that how each Gotra was assigned based on the part of Vedas one followed.

    Kamrupi Brahmins, also known as Kamarupi Brahmana and Kamrupi Bamon; are those brahmins who claimed their descent from the Kanauji immigrant brahmins whom settled in Kamarupa(present day Assam). They brought with them different Hindu epics and became the torch-bearers of Aryan culture in the region.

    Kamrupi brahmins are those brahmins who claimed their descent from the Kanauji immigrant brahmins of a very early period. They settled in Kamrup and later on spread out

    Kamrupi Brahmins were prosperous during the Varman dynasty‘s reign of Kamarupa. The Kamrupi king Bhaskaravarman regularly gave land grants to the Kamrupi Brahmins. With these land grants they were also given copper plates grants.A portion of the copper-plate grant of Bhaskaravarman states: Rigvedic, Samavedic and Yajurvedic Brahmins lived in Kamarupa before the time of Bhaskaravarman.Of these three classes of Brahmins the followers of the Bahvrichya branch of the Rigveda were divided into the gotras of: – Kasyapa, – Kausika, – Gautama, – Parasarya, – Bharadvaja, – Varaha, – Vatsya, – Varhaspatya and – Saunaka ; Of those following the Chhandoga branch of the Samaveda belonged to the gotras of : – Paskalya The followers of the Taittiriya branch of the Yajurveda belonged to the gotra of: – Kasyapa And those of the Charaka branch to the gotra of: – Katyayana ; The followers of the Vajasaneya branch belonged to the gotras of: – Angirasa, – Alambayana, – Gargya, – Gautama, – Bharadvaja, – Yaska, – Sakatayana, and – Salankayana besides the six gotras mentioned before.In all these three groups of Brahmanas living in Kamarupa had 26 gotras at the time of their greatest power and standing. In later ages any traces of the Samavedic and Rigvedic Brahmanas disappeared .’

    Varman Dynasty.

    The Varman dynasty (350-650) is the first historical dynasty of the Kamarupa kingdom. It was established by Pushyavarman, a contemporary of Samudragupta

    Reference and citation.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamrupi_Brahmins

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varman_dynasty

  • Brahmin Ravana Gotra List

    Brahmin Ravana Gotra List

    Gotra is a system used in India to identify lineage.

    This is of two kinds.

    One identifying through parents/ancestors.

    Another one is the system of classifying after the Preceptor,Guru.

    Gotra has Pravaras,the identification of and naming of some ancestors.

    They can be one,three,five Rishis,Seers .

    Each of the three Varnas, loosely defined as Caste,has Gotra.

    As I mentioned in my earlier articles,Caste is determined by Disposition, Character and not by Birth alone.

    It is customary to name the first of the Gotra to name,there are also instances when important learned ancestors,Guru are mentioned in Pravaras,the order of these ancestors.

    This system also takes into account instances when one has more than one wife.

    To differentiate the ancestry of the different offsprings,name of the first male male child of the spouse is mentioned along with father,Guru.

    The same principle is adopted when a Gotra is assigned after the Guru.

    Guru’s name is mentioned in the Pravaras of the disciples.

    Over a period of time name of the benefactor is also included as Gotra,as a mark of Respect.

    This is very rare.

    We find,under this category Rama And Ravana Gotra.

    Brahmins after Rama Gotta.

    There is a group of Brahmins who accepted Dakshina from Lord Rama.

    They were the priests who welcomed Lord Rama when he returned to Ayodhya after killing Ravana.’



    Saryuparin Brahmins Rama

    However Ravana belongs to Kasyspa Gotra.

    ‘there are also Brahmins that are associated in origin from Ravana, and these include the Daves (of Mudgal gotra) of Rajasthan, as well as Gujarat’s Sachoras, the Kanyakubjas of Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, and the Brahmins of the Kaumara sub-gotra of the Vasistha gotra. Ravana himself is described in some Ramayanas to have been as Brahmin because he was the son of Rishi Vishrava and grandson of Pulastya. The Indonesian Ramabatara also described Ravana as having been a Brahmin. Ravana described himself to Sita as being of brahmin lineage.

    The Dave Brahmins of Mudgal gotra and the Shrimali Brahmins, in Jodhpur/Mandor of Rajasthan state who were originally from Gujarat, India claim to be the descendants of Ravana. The say that since time immemorial they are performing the shraddha (death anniversary) of Ravana on Dashehra Day every year. They offer pind daan and take a bath after that ritual. They recently erected a Ravan temple in Jodhpur, India where daily puja is performed.

    The Kanyakubja Brahmins of Vidisha district worship Ravana as he is personified as a symbol of prosperity and regarded as a saviour by them, and they claim that Ravana was also a Kanyakubja Brahmin. Thousands of Kanyakubja Brahmins of the village Ravangram of Netaran, in the Vidisha District of Madhya Pradesh, perform daily puja(worship) in the Ravan temple and offer naivedyam / bhog (a ritual of sacrifice to the Gods). Centuries ago King Shiv Shankar built a Ravana temple at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Ravana temple is opened once in a year, on Dashehra Day, to perform puja for the welfare of Ravana.

    The Sachora Brahmins of Gujarat also claim to descend from Ravana, and have “Ravan” as their surnames sometimes.

    A Brahmin gotra descending from Rishi Kaumarayana, which is a sub-section of the Vasistha gotra is identified in lineage from Ravana (“kaumarah ravanah koksah krsnah.“)

    Saraswat Brahmins from Mathura also claim to descend from Ravana. One lawyer from Mathura, Omveer Saraswat, had written to politicians to ban Ravan Dahan.

    There is also reference to “Ravani“, lineage of Upadhyaya Yasastrata II, who was of the Gautama gotra and was a son of Acharya Vasudatta, and described as “born of Ravani

    In the Valmiki Ramayana, Ravana mentions himself to be of the Kashyapa gotra, and the Lankavatara Sutra says Ravana is a worshiper of Kashyapa Buddha(a Brahmin.)

    The Gondi people of central India claim to be descendants of Ravana, and they also have temples set up for him, his wife Mandodari, and their son Meghnad.’

    Reference and citation.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravana