SEWAD
Gotra
Rishi of Sewad Rajpurohits is
Maharishi Bharadwaj while
Bishasth Maata(the goddess with twenty hands) being the
var devi. Kuldevi is
Nagnechi Maata. The term
Sewad is derived from
Shri Goud linking them with a larger
Pancha-Gauda Brahmin family of Northern India.
It is said that their ancestor
Rajpurohit Devpal Dev Ji came to Marwar with
Rao Sheoji Rathore from
Kannauj. A family known to us as the "
Gahadvala" dynasty ruled
Kannauj in 12th century AD; their best-known dynast was Raja
Jaichand, their last king. The Gahadvalas were displaced from Kannauj by the invasion, in 1194 CE, of
Muhammad of Ghor. It is said that Rao Sheoji, a surviving grandson of Jaichand, on pilgrimage to
Dwarika along with
Rajpurohit Devpal Dev around 1272 samvatsari, met a few
Paliwal Brahmins at
Pushkar.
Pali was a flourishing and prosperous trade center en route Persia, central Asia and Middle-East and beyond. It was governed by local brahmins. The Brahmins requested Rao Sheoji to come to Pali and help them get rid of local tribal people and marauding bands, who were harassing and looting them time to time. Rao Sheoji and his fellow men defeated tribal chiefs first and eventually succeeded in conquering Pali from the brahmins as well. This was the first conquest of Rathores in present day
Marwar and paved the way for building up of Rathori Raj. Then they expanded to
Khed near today's
Balotra defeating
Gahlot Rajputs, and slowly with time conquered
Malaniregion from other local
Rajput clans. Rajpurohit Devpal Dev was given many villages as
jagir. The services lent by Rajpurohits to the state was rewarded with more jagiri lands by Rathore kingdom during the course of time
Prominent Sewad villages are including 8 Thikana's of Akherajot (Thikana Tinwari, Th.Kherapa, Th.khichan, dhundiyari, jatiyawas, bhawnda, bhenser, bhenser kotwali), Sinla, Kanodiya purohitan, Baori Khurd, Baori Kalan, Bada Khurd, Kalyanpura(
Churu), Dewal (
Tonk), Barli Bhairu Ji Ki, Badabas (
Osyian),Bhatnokha, Thob, Roopawas, Tunkalia, Chavnadiya khurd, Mohrai, Talkiya, Bikarlai, Mahabar, Bhawnda, Kharabera, Ghewra, Ghantiyala, Narwa Khurd(
Nagaur), Dhandora, Kisnasar, Ratanpura, Bitti, Panchlodiya, Rupawas, Surayata.chenoniyo ki dhani(BARMER)Bhojas(Bikaner)[[File:]]
The
Kanot villages of
Bikaner are Dheerdesar, Kalyanpura, Desalsar, Sajansar, Swaibari, Aadsar, Kisnasar, Hiyadesar, Rasisar, Hirasar, Kuntalsar, Patlisar,
JAGARWAL
Kuldevi of Jagarwal Rajpurohits is Jageshwari Devi/Jwalamukhi Devi.
Jagarwal migrated from Sesali Village of
Pali district in Rajasthan. Jagarwals were Rajpurohits of
Parmara Rajputs who were rulers of
Jalore.
Bal Rishi/Jabali Rishi was ancestor of Jagarwals. Jalore/Jabalipur was named after him.
Bal Rishi had twelve
Sasan villages (means, tax free villages) including Balwara . Later on Jagarwals became Rajpurohits of
Sindhal Rathore Rajputs.
Before independence Jagarwal Rajpurohits had many Sasan Jagir villages in
Marwar and
Godwad region including Rewara(
Bikaner), Jasnagar, Kakindra, Lambiyan, Anwloj, Rewatada, Veerana, Rewat, Modran, Dakatara,
Bagra(Marwar), Basda Dhanji, Dhola Sasan, Akadada, Dhariya, Punadiya, Lapod, Auwa Sasan, Champa Khedi and Dhangadwas etc.
RAJGURU
Prominent
Rajguru villages are Balera, Silore, Gothda (
Nagaur), Bisu Rajguran, Doli, Radwa, Vani, Pandit ji ki Dhaani(Bethwasiya,
Osian) Basni Purohitan Osian, Odwada (
Jalore), Ghaseri (Jalore), Ledarmer (Jalore), Chitrodi (Jalore), Paovta (Jalore), Chadwal, Bawali, Kailashnagar, Manora, Raipuria, Sanpur, Bavali, Vaan
Sirohi, Patau (near Kalyanpur,
Barmer) and Langera. Balera is a
Saasan village of
Rajgurus having Kuldevi
Koobar Maataji Temple. The
Silore village is often spoken as "Sasan bada Silore gaanv".
About 5km south of Pindwara on the way to Abu Road, is the village of Ajari. 2km from Ajari village is the temple of Mahadeo and Sarswati. The scenery is picturesque, honey-combed with date-trees and a small rivulet flows nearby. Small hillocks form a wonderful background. The temple is enclosed by s high wall. Inside it is a Kundi of 30' x 20' size.
Markandeshwar Rishi is said to have meditated here. There is small image of Lord
Vishnu and one that of Goddess
Sarswati. Nearby is pond commonly known Gaya-Kund where people immerse the mortal remains. On every Jeshtha Sudi 11 and Baisakh Sudi 15 a fair is held here. Ajari village also has the tem Maata
visited quite often.
GUNDESHA/GUNDECHA
KulDevi of Gundesha/Gundecha is
Rohini Maata. The Main Temples are in Sadri, Gundoj and Barwa Devnagari dhaam. Villages are Mori, Barwa Devnagari dhaam, Maada, Lopi, Norwa, Nimbada, Mandal, Varka, Garasani, Asop and Maada.
Maada being oldest and big village. These villages were not gifted or donated by rulers, but were rather captured by
Gundechas after battling local
Bhil tribes.
MUTHA
Maharishi Piplad, son of
Maharishi Dadhichi is the gotra
Rishi.
Rohini Maata is
Kuldevi of muthas, the temple of Rohini Maata is located in Vandar.people of vandar has made new temple of rohini mata.prathishta of that temple is on 26-4-2012 now this temple has become very nice in vandar.
Their lineage is drawn from Veer Shri Somoji. There are five villages of Muthas, Rungari, Pilowani, Vanadar, Ghenari and Shivtalav. Rungari is the oldest village among all five villages. Shivtalav is at a distance whereas rest four villages share boundaries. These five villages are collectively called Shon/Sansan, which means affluent or ruling class.
PANCHLOD
It is said that
Panchlod gotra was named on five brothers who split their
jagir to form five separate villages. Two of these villages are
Dharamdhari and
Sumdhand.
SIHA/SIYA/SINGHA
Siha Rajpurohits are said to have originated at the banks of river
Godavari in modern day
Maharashtra and hence belong to a larger
Panch-Dravida brahmin family. The region was controlled from 6th to 8th Century AD by
Badami Chalukyas who later moved northwards to
Gujarat and came to be known as
Solankis in 10th Century AD.
Sihas were their
Rajpurohits. The word
Siha originates from the town
Sihor (also called
Singhor), their place of dewelling in Gujarat. When
Guhilots moved to present day Rajasthan,
Sihas accompanied them as their
Rajpurohits. It is said that
Guhila (
Guha - cave born), the ancestor of
Gahlot and
Sisodia clans of
Rajputs was son of a
Brahmin, who took to
Kshatriya Dharma owing to insecurities of those times. Some of his clan members continued as
Brahmins and were
Rajpurohits of
Gahlots. A branch of
Gahlots moved to
Marwar and set a kingdom at
Kher/Khergarh near present day
Balotra. They were defeated by
Rathores in 13th Century AD and moved towards
Gujarat. Some of their
Rajpurohit Brahmins stayed back and with time were engulfed in larger
Rajpurohit community of
Marwar.
In
Rathore Raj Bhatelai, Hingola, Bambore, Meghlasia,
Balotra, Golian - these seven villages are sibling villages maintained as Jagirs of Siha Rajpurohits. The first four villages fall in the
Jodhpur District while remaining three villages are in
Barmer District.
Balotra is named after
Baala/Vaala Ji Siya, while
Golian (also called
Bhinda Kuan) was awarded to his brother
Bhinda Ji.
Balotra has eventually grown to be the largest of all
jagirs owned by Rajpurohits.
SODHA
Pithalji Sodha(Rajpurohit) came along with
Rao Sheoji and
Rajpurohit Devpal Dev from
Kannauj to
Marwar. He brought the idol of
Maa Nagnechaya, kuldevi of Sodha's and
Rathore's. They are main trustees of Maa Nagnechaya Temple(Naagana). Mandli, Tarsinghdi, Mayalawas, Gudanal, Megawas, Deriya, Modran, Simrakhia, Rewada and Bassi are their
jagiri villages. Some of the Sodhas moved towards north
Rajasthan looking for business opportunities. They later settled in
Sri Ganganagar district region.
SANTHUA
Santhua are from the rishikul of
Maharishi Bharadwaj, while their Kuldevi is
Varahi Maata. Bhardwaj Maharishi, a sage of the Vedic period, and son of
Brihaspati is renowned for his thirst for knowledge. He attained extraordinary scholarship and the power of meditation. He is also the author of
Ayurveda. His Ashram still exists at the holy
Prayag (Allahabad). Santhua were earlier
Paliwal Brahmins. When
Rathore ruler
Siha ousted
Brahmin rulers from
Pali in early 13th Century, they vowed never to return.
Santhua originated from the village Santhu (
Jalore). Santhu has about 2500-3000 of Rajpurohit houses and a Varahi Maata temple.
There are several Santhua villages in
Jalore District, all the Santhua Villages are
Sasan villages . Prominent
Santhua Sasan villages are Santhu, Verath, Aalashan, Elana, Nimbalana, Dudasi, Gol, Sayala, Sourav etc. Santhu is an old glorious village of
Marwar Region in Rajasthan. Since then, people use to say
Shotu Sargo Ro Baseno, Noon Nargo Ri Khad, which means living in Santhu is like living in heaven and living in nearby village Noon is like living in hell. Santhu lies 23 km (14 mi) south of Jalore town and 5 km (3 mi) from Bagra, Marwar on Jalore-Sirohi road and is surrounded by many villages like Noon (Nun), Chura, Sarat, Akoli, Narnavas, Bibalsar, Mok, Dhanpur, Bhagli Sindhalan, Rewat, Kalapura, Dakatara, Bakra Road, Bakra Gaon, Verath Sasan, Rewatada, Dudsi, Dhavala, Bhetala, Siana (Rajasthan), Deegaon.
Over the last years, many Santhua families have migrated to others states of India. Many of them now live in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Chennai, Bangalore, Vijayawada, Mysore and Mumbai.
SEPAU (Bhaba)
Gotra
Rishi of Sepau Rajpurohits is
Maharishi Kashyap'. Their Kuldevi is Hinglaj Maata whose temple is located on the
Makran Coast in the Lasbela district of
Balochistan,
Pakistan. Sepau with digree of Bhaba is known as Sasan Jagirdar. Villages beloangs to Bhaba are Sakadra(Pindwara), Nanarwara-Purohitan, Doongri, Khadat in
Sirohi District(Rajasthan).
SHRIGOD
Shrigod rajpurohits are prominently present in villages such as Chandeshra, Somesara, Dandali and few other small villages. The main deity worshipped by shrigods from chandeshara is Shri Hameerji Bapji.
SHRIRAKH
Shrirakh migrated from
Pali in Rajasthan and hence were
Paliwal brahmins.
Kuldevi of Shrirakh is '
Bishast Maata whose main temple is located in Bissu Khurd (
Barmer). Phogera, Bissu Khurd, Girab and Langera are big Shrirakh villages.
THANAK
They had the knowledge of
Vedas as well as
Shastra. They were considered mighty strategists and brave fighters. They were the custodians of kingdoms and use to provide sound advice to rulers. In olden days, the Thanak Rajpurohits of
Bhane ka Gaon fought bravely along with
Bhati Rajputs of Chaneri (
Kolayat,
Bikaner) against the
Turkish invaders and sacrificed their lives. In one of such conflict, On 23/02/1712 A.D Late Sh.
Jujhar Singh Ji Thanak died fighting the invaders. According to folklores his body kept fighting even when his head was cut.
JOSHI/LAPA/LAPHA
The Kuldevi of Joshi/Lapa Rajpurohit is
Khimaj (Kshemkari) Maata ji, temple located at
Bhinmal. Prominent villages of Joshis are Ahore (
Jalore), Itandra, Rani (Pali), Jhadoli and Daspa. Lapa is sometimes also pronounced as Lapha.
VYAS
Kuldevi of Vyas Rajpurohits is
Umiya Maata in Uja (
Gujarat).
Kuldev is
Nilkanth Mahadev in
Ramseen village. They are in succession of
Aadi Rishi Vedvyas.
ADVALSHA
Advalsha villages are Mundara and Barva
VILLAGES(thikana's) OF RAJPUROHIT'S
Akoli, Aalasan, Amli, Arnu, Bawatra,
Bagra, Basda Dhanji, Bakra Road, Bibalsar, Bhundwa, Bhagal Sefta, Bhagli Sindhalan, Bhagal Bhim, Bhetala, Bakra Gaon, Bhetala,
Bhinmal, Chitrodi, Chura, Chandoor, Chawar Chha, Chandoor, Chorau, Dhanani, Daspan, Doli Siwada, Dakatara, Deora, Dhanpur, Dudsi, Deegaon, Dhavala, Dholeria, Elana, Gol, Guda Balotan, Ghaseri, Hindwara, Khirodi, Kunwarda, Kuda, Kalapura, Karola, Katha Thalwar (near
Bhinmal), Ledarmer, Modran, Mudi, Mok, Malwara, Nimbalana, Noon, Narnavas, Odwada, Padra, Parawa, Pavti, Paovta, Paladi (near
Sanchor), Rewat, Ramseen, Rewatada, Revatda, Ropasi, Sarwana, Siana, Sivna, Sankarna, Shankhwali, Seesali, Sourav, Saanthu, Sarat, Sayala, Sarathala, Surasa, Surana (near
Bhinmal), Taliyana, Thalwad, Ugamnawas, Udesho ka Vaas (near
Sayala), Veerana, Verath Sasan, Valera
District Pali
Anandpurkalu, Auwa, Akadara, Anaa (tehsil
Desuri), Bithoo, Bingarla, Basant, Bhadrla, Busi, Barva, Bhandaar, Birawas (near
Sojat), Bali, Basant, Babagaon, Balada, Bijapur, Chadwas, Chidani, Chandawal, Chanchodi, Dadai, Dhursani, Deoli, Dhangadvas, Dhondhi ki Dhaani, Dhanla, Dholeria Sasan, Dhariya, Dhaabar, Dhalop, Dhola, Dujana, Dhurasani, Donadi, Ghenri, Ganthi, Godavad, Godavas, Januda, Jawla (near
Degana), Jeti, Jetiwas, Jhutia, Jojawar, Kadu, Karmavas, Karoliya, Kekindra, Kherva, Khutani, Kheri, Khadokra, Kushalpura, Lampi (near
Desuri), Lolawas, Mandal, Mundara, Mada, Moharai, Morkha, Netra, Nimla, Nimaj, Nimbol, Nimbara, Parakhiya, Purada, Pathi, Punadiya, Pilawa, Punayata, Pilovani, Patava, Purohito ka vaas, Paliyavas, Ranawas, Rungri, Rani, Rupawas, Roopnagar, Sandiya, Sanderao, Sivatalab, Shukara, Sesali, Sonana, Sarangwas, Sokada, Sinla, Sisrvada, Surayata, Sukarlai, Sindhap, Sindarli, Sangawas, Sanwalta, Semlia, Shivanatala, Shri Sela, Thakurla, Thakurwas, Talkiya, Tarngadi, Varkana, Varka, Vandaar
Barna, Bhungra, Badabas, Barli, Bhoudi, Bassi Nagar, Bawari Kalan, Bawari Khurd, Bara Khurd, Bigwi, Birami, Bhatelai, Baruna, Baala, Bambore, Bhainsar, Basni Sepha, Basni Manana, Chawanda, Choti Bawari (near
Phalodi), Dhandhora, Ghevada, Ghantiyal, Hingola, Jatiyawas,
Kanodia Purohitan, Koshana, Khichan, Kakelav, Kherapa, Khaarabera, Lunawas, Mathania, Meghlasia, Mananawer, Naharwa, Nerwa,
Osian - Bara Baas, Papasani, Rajguru Basni, Ravaniyana, Surani, Silari, Sangariya, Thob, Tinwari, Tilwasni
Aaraba, Asada, Arthandi,
Asotra, Arjiyana, Anarbol,
Balotra, Balera, Bhalro Ka Bada, Bissu, Bissu Khurd, Baglop, Chandeshra, Doli, Dandali, Dhok (near
Barmer), Deera, Fulaar, Golia Bhinda Kuan, Gudanal, Girab, Gwalnaada, Indrana, Judia, Jethantari, Kutani, Kanana, Kitnod, Kaluri, Kanod, Korna, Ladunagar, Langera, Ludrada, Lakha, Meli, Mandli, Megawas, Mahabar (near
Barmer), Miya ka Baada, Mawadi, Mayalawas, Paralia, Parlu, Patau, Paraliya, Phogera, Radwa, Ramniya, Sanatra, Somesara, Sanatra, Simrakhia, Silor, Sarwadi, Sankarna, Siner (near
Padru), Sarana, Sodha ki Dhani (near
Nakoda), Tarsinghdi, Tibaania
Aadsar, Bhojasar, Bhane ka Gaon, Chanchodi, Dheerdesar, Desalsar, Hiyadesar, Kotdi, Kisnasar, Kolaya, Patlisar, Rewara, Rasisar, Toliyasar,bhojas,
Ajari, Chaduaal, Doongri, Fasariya, Fugani, Haliwada, Khadat, Kalandri, Makawal, Mohbatnagar, Nanarwara-Purohitan, Noon, Purohito ka vaas, Raveder, Silder, Sirohi, Sakadra, Tavri, Valdara (near
Pindwara), Wasada Purohitan (Tehsil Reodar)
Bhatnokha, Bhawnda, Bikarlai, Bagar, Champakhedi, Chawandia, Dunyari, Dodu, Dhundhiyari, Gular, Jasnagar, Lichana (near
Kuchaman City), Malpuria, Morra, Nadol, Narwa, Panchdolia (near
Merta), Protasani, Ratanpura, Riyanbadi, Sinaya, Talakiya, Tunkaliya (near
Merta)
Fulasar (near
Pokhran), Jhabra, Lakha, Kitta
Jorawarpura, Kalyanpura, Kolasar, Mehari Purohitan,sawaibari,sawaichoti,sajansar,kuntalsar,hirajsar,patlisar,aasalkheri,towalasar,randhisar,khudi,nosariya,bhanida,ledi,rajaldesar,and more village in churu district
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