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'''Ahiwasi''', sometimes spelt '''Ahivasi''' is a [[Brahmin]] caste found in the states of [[Haryana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Maharashtra|Maharshtra]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] in India.<ref name="The last wanderers ">The last wanderers : nomads and gypsies of India by Tejinder Singh Randhawa page 139 Ahmedabad. Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd.. 1996 {{ISBN|0-944142-35-4}}</ref><br />
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== Origin of the Ahiwasi Brahmans (Saubhari Brahmans) ==<br />
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The Ahiwasi take their name from the [[Sanskrit]] ''ahi'' meaning dragon and ''was'' meaning dwelling, and their name means those who come from the abode of the dragon. They are said to have gotten this name on account of their association with Rishi Saubhari, who is said to have provided sanctuary to dragons at the village of Sunrakh, in what is now [[Mathura District]]. The Ahiwasi claim to be descendants of the [[Saubhari Rishi]] and 50 daughters of [[Mandhata (King)|Mandhata]]. Historically, the Ahiwasi Brahmans were involved in the carrying trade, transporting salt from [[Rajasthan]] to other parts of [[North India]]. This led to settlements of the caste in the Narmada valley. In Madhya Pradesh, according to the traditions of the caste, Ahiwasi Brahmans are descended from a [[Brahman]] father and 50 [[Kshatriya]] mother.<br />
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== Customs, Language and traditions ==<br />
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The Ahiwasi Brahman (Saubhari Brahman) are strictly [[endogamy|endogamous]], and practice clan [[exogamy]]. There clans are known as [[gotra]]s, and they are divided into 50 such [[gotra]]s.<br />
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The Ahiwasi Brahmans are medium and big-sized farmers, who also have been involved in priestly duties. Trade remains an important secondary occupation. In Uttar Pradesh, they are still found mainly in [[Mathura District]], 12 villages with 13th town Baldev(Dauji city) with a second settlement in Aligarh, Hathras, Noida, Agra, Bareilly, Ghaziabad and Saharanpur etc. while those in [[Madhya Pradesh]] are found mainly in [[Jabalpur District]] and Gwalior, Bhind, Hoshangabad, Harda, as well settlements in the [[Narmada River]] valley.<ref name="The last wanderers"/> in Rajsthan Bharatpur, Alwar and Jaipur, Haryan Karnal, Panipat, and many villages in south Karnataka and Kerala states. All Ahiwasi Brahmans (Saubhari Brahman) have been settled from Sunrakh village Vrindavan, uttar pradesh.<br />
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== Ahiwasi Brahman's Pravar Rishi ==<br />
*[[Angira Rishi]]<br />
*[[Ghor Rishi]]<br />
*[[Kav Rishi]]<br />
*Ghor Rishi<br />
*Kanv Rishi<br />
*Saubhari Rishi<br />
*[[Saubhari Rishi]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Brahmin communities of Madhya Pradesh]]</div>WikiDwarf