Kupari () referring to the father of one's

godchild Within Christianity, a godparent or sponsor is someone who bears witness to a child's baptism (christening) and later is willing to help in their catechesis, as well as their lifelong spiritual formation. In both religious and civil views, ...

; word derived from ''Kumpari'' and feminine being ''Kumari'' or Portuguese ''

Comadre The term compadre (, , literally "co-father" or "co-parent"), known in Slavs, Slavic countries as kum (Russian language, Russian and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: кум, ; masculine derived from Balkan Vulgar Latin ''cómmater'' - "godmother") ...

'') or Samvedi Christians are a

Roman Catholic Brahmin Roman Catholic Brahmin (IAST ''Bamonns'' in Romi Konkani & '' Kupari'' in Bombay East Indian dialects) is a Christianised caste among the Goan, Bombay East Indian & Mangalorean Catholics; who are patrilineal descendants of Konkani Brahmin ...

sub-group of the Bombay East Indian community. This community is concentrated mostly in

Bassein (Vasai) Vasai (Konkani and Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �əsəi British English: Bassein; formerly and alternatively Marathi; ''Bajipur'') is a historical place and city located in Palghar district; it was partitioned out of the Thane d ...

(),Vasai fort
India, which is about north of

Mumbai (Bombay) Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 ...

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{{Reflist Social groups of Maharashtra Catholic Church in India Indian Roman Catholics Social groups of Goa

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