Gotra
गोत्र
gotra
Clan; family; lineage.
Cast and Gotra are unique to Hindus. Hindu belief is that human race originated from few Rishis who were Manspaputras (mind born sons) of Brahma. These rishis were considered as the originators of the gotra. Members of same gotra can have many Cast and vice versa. Some of the gotras are Angirasa , Atri , Kashyapa , Baradvaja
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