Dadheech Brahmins

The Dadhich Brahmins are a subgroup of Brahmins who are the descendants of Rishi Dadhichi, who is said to have given his bones for making of the vajra, the mythological weapon created to kill the demon vritra/virtrasur. It was Dadhichi's father Atharvan who along with Angiras composed the Atharvaveda. A temple of Dadhichi's sister Dadhimati is found in the village Goth Manglod, Nagaur, Rajasthan. They are most ancient among Brahmins of the Marwad region and elsewhere.

Sage Dadhich is a legend in the 1st mandala of rigveda, and there are references of him visiting the sindu, sarswati area. Some section of Sarswat brahmins also trace their origin from him.

They are mostly found in Rajasthan region; a large part of the society has even migrated to other parts of world. They can have surnames like Dadheech, Dayama, Joshi, dahima, sharma, mishra, tiwari, Vyas, etc.

They belong to six groups of Brahmins, i.e. Chhanyati brothers who performed homas and rituals for Maharaja jai singh of Jaipur.

1. Dadheech Brahmins
2. Parikh Brahmins
3. Sikhwal or Sukhwal Brahmins, also called Shringi Brahmins
4. Saraswat Brahmins
5. Gujar Gaud Brahmins
6. Khandelwal Brahmins

==List of common gotras== (shakha -88 )

1. Gautam -patodhya,palod,nawal,kumbhya,kanth,budadhara,khatod,budsuna,bagadiya,vedvant,

vanansidara,lelodhya,kakda,gangvani,bhuwal,bhabhda

1. Vatsa-ratava,kolwal,baldawa,rolanya,cholsankhya,jopat,itodhya,polgala,nosara,namawal,

ajmera,kukda,taranwa,avadig,didel,musya,mang

1. Bhardwaj-pedwal,shukl,karesya,malodya,asopa,lyali,barmota,indorwal,harsodiya,bhataly,gadiya,solyani

1. Bhargav - inaniya,jajhodiya,prathanya,kasalya,shilnodhya,kuradya,khebar,bisawa,ladanwa,badagana,kapdodya
2. Kotchs-didwanya,mandodya,dhavdodya,jatalya,doba,mundel,manajwal,sosi,gothecha,kudal,tetrawal,
3. Kashyapaborayada,derolya,namwal,shirgota,rajthala,badawa,balaya,cholakhya
4. Shandilya- rinwa,bediya,bahad,gothwal,dahwal
5. Atrey -sunthwal,jujnodya,dubanya,sukalya,
6. Parasar-bheda,parasar,
7. Kapil-chipada
8. Garg- tulachhya
9. Mamm - anachar se mlechh(apavitra) ho gaye

See also

• Pareek

References

• G. S. Ghurye. Caste and Race in India. ISBN 8171542050. http://books.google.com/books?id=nJMs-r0FY50C&pg=PA257&lpg=PA257&dq=dadheech+brahmins&source=web&ots=i2u7Qe9TDi&sig=J3JhjpLG2TlJDqQH3QxIEvo_wvM. 

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