Gairola
| Gairola (गैरोला) | |
|---|---|
| Varna | Brahmin |
| Jāti | Pandit |
| Classification | Brahmin |
| Gotra | Kashyap |
| Veda | Yajur Veda |
| Kuladevta (male) | Umra Narayan |
| Kuladevi (female) | Uma Devi |
| Mantra | सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिना सर्वे सन्तु निरामय सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु माकशाचिद दुख्भाग्य भवेत् , ॐ शांति शांति शांति |
| Religions |  Hinduism |
| Languages | Garhwali, Hindi |
| Country | India |
| Original state | Uttarakhand |
| Populated States | Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi |
| Region | Garhwal |
| Ethnicity | Indo Aryan |
| Migration to India | Gairoli village Karnaprayag |
| Colour | wheatish |
| Related groups | • Indo-Aryan people |
| Status | Brahmin |
| Kingdom (original) | karnaprayag |
Gairola is an Indian Garhwali clan, with the same surname, found in Uttarakhand in northern India. It is one of the Primary Brahmin caste in this region. In earlier period Gairola's were believed to be astrologers and Raj-Purohits who used to advice the Kings. Gairola brahmins are basically Garhwalis and find their roots in Gairoli village near Karnaprayag with isth devi as maa Uma devi. Maa Uma is considered as one of the 108 shakti peethas as per Srimad Devi Bhagwad.[1]
Gairolas are one of the Gaur Brahmins. Their veda is Yajur Veda. Gotra is kashyap in majority of cases. With passage of time myriad of this clan /ppl went in search of livelihood and settled in different parts of India, Uttarakhand and even in U.S.A, Europe and other parts of the Globe. While some went on to Rudraprayag settling in gram Sann, the others to tehri, pauri etc.[2][3]
Notable People [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Shakti Peeth". Shri Badrinath - Shri Kedarnath Temple Committee.
- ^ Gairola, Anant. "A site for Gairolas' all over the world".
- ^ "Gairola: Under construction".
- ^ P.L. Gairola is Dena Bank CMD
