Gangari Brahmin Explained

Caste Name:Gangari\Gangadi
Classification:Brahmin
Populated States:Uttarakhand, India
Languages:Garhwali
Related:Garhwali people
Religions: Hinduism

Gangari Brahmin is a Brahmin subcaste originating from the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India. They were settled in the villages surrounding the Ganges valley hence known as "Gangari" Brahmins.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ghildial . Avaneet Kumar . Political Development in Garhwal . 1994 . Classical Publishing Company . 28 . en.
  2. Book: Saklani, Atul. 1987. The History of a Himalayan Princely State: Change, Conflicts, and Awakening: an Interpretative History of Princely State of Tehri Garhwal, U.P., A.D. 1815 to 1949 A.D.. Durga Publications. not specified. 17918157.