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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;<br /> <br /> {{More citations needed|date=June 2019}}<br /> <br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}<br /> <br /> In the [[Hindus|Hindu]] tradition, &#039;&#039;&#039;Gwalvanshi&#039;&#039;&#039; is a term for those who claim descent from the &#039;&#039;Gwala&#039;&#039; or herdsman dynasty and the [[Gopi]]s, who played with the god Krishna in the woods of [[Vrindavan]] and [[Gokul]]. The term indicates an association with sacred cows.<br /> <br /> ==Etymology==<br /> The term Gwal was derived from &#039;&#039;Gopal&#039;&#039; or &quot;protector of cows&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;Albert&quot;&gt;{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-kmTe1XVcW4C&amp;pg=PA162 | title=Handbook of Ethnic Conflict: International Perspectives Volume 0 of International and Cultural Psychology | publisher=Springer Science &amp; Business Media | author=Dan Landis, Rosita D. Albert | year=2012 | pages=162 | isbn=9781461404484}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Herding castes]]</div>

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