Shrimali Brahmins are believed to have originated from Srimal (the present-day

Bhinmal Bhinmal (previously Shrimal Nagar) is an ancient town in the Jalore District of Rajasthan, India. It is south of Jalore. Bhinmal was the early capital of Gurjaradesa, comprising modern-day southern Rajasthan and northern Gujarat. The town was ...

) in

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in the Indian state of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

. They also have a presence in

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. The Śrīmāḷī Brāhmāṇs consider themselves to be the descendants of rishis who came to Śrīmāla, the city that Viśvakarma built for Lakṣmī. They have 14 Gotras. Each gotra has their own kuldevi as listed below. 1. Kaushik - Mahalakshmi Kamaleshvari Devi, 2. Sankas - Varunachi Devi, 3. Vatsas - Balagauri Devi, 4. Parashar - Vatyakshini Devi, 5. Haritas - Dattachandi Devi, 6. Upamanyu - Nagini Devi, 7. Kashyap - Yogeshwari Devi, 8. Bhardwaj - Bandhukshini Devi, 9. Kapinjal - Bakasthali Devi, 10. Gautam - Nimbaja Devi, 11. Chandras - Dhairyalalkshmi Devi, 12. Laudavan - Chamunda Devi, 13. Maudgal - Kharanana Devi, 14. Shandilya - Kshemankari Durga Devi

Notable People

* Dalpatram Dahyabhai Travadi

References

{{reflist Brahmin communities of Rajasthan Brahmin communities of Gujarat