Vaidiki Brahmins

Vaidiki Brahmins
Classification	Brahmin
Religions	Hinduism
Languages	Telugu
Original state	Andhra Pradesh
Populated States	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Vaidiki Brahmins (Vaidika, Vaidikulu, Vaideeki) are a sect of Telugu speaking Smartha Brahmins. They are predominantly followers of His Holiness Adi Shankaracharya. The term Vaidika derives itself from the term Vedas. Vaideeka Brahmins are mostly found in Andhra Pradesh. There are also some families outside Andhra Pradesh.

Details

Vaidikas were the upholders of Vedas, Vedic knowledge, and Tapas. Most articulate among them were called Ghanaapaathi(s). Vaideeka Brahmins are predominantly Ghanaapaatis. Ghanaapaati(s) are the people who master Vedas. Ghanaapaati is a term used to revere those who can recite Ghanam in Vedas. Traditionally, Vaideeka people are into teaching various branches of Vedas and practicing Tapas. They are considered to be the teachers who taught Vedic Mathematics, Vedic Chanting, and Vedic Astrology in the ancient times. They were also doctors who practiced and taught Vedic medicineAyurveda.

Till 19th century, almost all vaideeka brahmins were mainly priests, priests in temples, scholars in the court of Kings, etc. Among the families that have been into Pourahityam, there were some families who limited themselves only to perform auspicious ceremonials like marriages Upanayanam, Thread Ceremony, Baarasala, and Namakaranam/Naming Ceremony. Others limited themselves only to perform mournful rituals like which are performed for a deceased person called pitru tharpanam, pitru masikam, pitru devatharadhanam, samvatsareekam etc.These people were also heavily involved in performing Yagna, Yagas in olden days. The poojas performed by Vaidiki's are mostly in strict adherence to the Panchayatana Pooja Paddhati/Vidhi, as laid down by Adi Sankara; which includes: Ganapathi, Shiva, Shakthi, Vishnu and Surya. Due to the decrease in abundance of Yagna Dravyas, as well change in lifestyle of people reduced the number of Yagnas. Most of them have abandoned the family traditions of learning Vedas and rituals. Only very few families within Vaideeka community still practice the ancient rituals and also perform Pourahityam.

Rigvedic and YajurVedic

Vaideeki Brahmins can be said to be Rigvedic or Yajurvedic based on the Vedic traditions that are followed.

Rigvedics are those people who do not invoke the God of Fire, Agni, for many rituals. It is said that RigVedic Brahmins possess fire in their palms. The traditions followed by RigVedics are as described in Rigveda. Yajurvedics invoke the God of Fire, Agni, for all the Rituals. The traditions followed by Yajurvedics of South India are known as Krishna Yajurveda.

The marriage style also varies between RigVedics and YajurVedics. During marriages with the former, the thread used for Mangalsutra is woven by 7 couples standing around the bride and groom making vedic chants. This thread is then used in the marriage. Also, the event Mangalsutra dhaarana is preceded by Talambralu. In YajurVedics, the priest makes the thread for Mangalsutra, and Mangalsutra Dhaarana is succeeded by Tamlabralu.The thread ceremony, Upanayanam, also varies between these two traditions.

Lineage

Traditionally, the lineage of a family with a surname is defined by the surname as well as gothra. Though it is common for families to have single gothra, there are multiple instances where a surname would be associated with multiple gothras. Sometimes the same Gothra could have different Pravara. Families with the same surname are not always related. For example, the Bhagavatula families are from different regions of the state with different gothras. Each of these is identified distinctly using the place where they originally hailed from. Hence, there are Bhagavatulas of Kolluru with Sandilyasa Gothra and Bhagavatulas of Visakhapatnam with Vadulasa Gothra, and they are not related to each other. There are also instances where a surname would change along with time. Bhagavatulas of Kolluru were a branch of Garimellas. They acquired the name for the practices followed by one certain individual long back. Similarly, families that perform Vajapeya Yagam get the name Vajpeyayajula / Vajapeyajula / Vajipeyajula/Vajapey. And these families had a different surname earlier, and they may have the same gothra or a different one.

Sub-sects

Vaidiki Brahmins are further classified into sub-sects, depending on the region their ancestors hail from. 'Nadu' in Telugu means area / Region.

The various sub-sects among Vaidiki Brahmins are:

• Dravidulu
• Edavalu
• Karanakammalu (People of this sub-sect are from Ongole, Nellore region in AP)
• Kasalnatlu
• Mulakanatlu
• Murikinatlu
• Telaganyulu
• Veginatlu
• Velanatlu

Mulakanatlu Brahmin Surnames

Telugu language is the mother-tongue of all members of this community, but the community tends to define itself in terms of being expatriate from Andhra Pradesh. Apart from relatively large population of this community in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, the Mulakanatlu (DASARI) sub-sect is also domiciled in huge numbers in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Surname/Abhinaamdheyam	Clan/Gothram	Progenitors/Pravara	Notes
Brahmanapalli	Kaushikasa	Viswamithra, Aghamarshana, Koushika
Bhaskara	Kaundinyasa
Kodur/Tiruvaipati	Bharadwajasa
Kambhala	Gowthama
Topudurthi	Srivatsasa
Boyalakuntla	Kaundinyasa
Uppaladhadiam	Srivatsasa	Bhargava, Chyavana, Apnuvana, Aurva, Jamadhagnya
Dharmasanam	Kasyapasa	Kashyapa, Daivala and Aavatsaara
Munikoti	Gauthamasa/Gowthamasa	??
Mokshagundam	??	??
Nandyala	Atreyasa	Atreyasa, Aarchanaasa, Syaavatsyasa

Veginatlu Brahmin Surnames

Gollakota (kapisa) UTRUVADIYAM/VUTRAVADIYAM ATREYASA YAJURVEDAM KAKKAVAKAM VILLAGE,TIRUVALLORE DISTRICT,TAMIL NADU/MANI SASTRY

Family/Surname ''''utruvadiyam/vutravadiyam''''	Gothra: Atreyasa	Rishis : Atreya,archanaanasa,saavaasya	Notes	Village nativity:; KAKAVAKAM VILLAGE OF TIRUVALLORE DISTRICT,TAMIL NADU/MANI SASTRY
Adhikarla	Kasyapasa
Balivada
Bandaru
Bhamidi	Bharadwajasa
Bhamidipati	Bharadwajasa	Gargeyasa
Bontha	Atreyasa
Bhyri	Koundinyasa
Challa	Koundinyasa
Challapalli	Kasyapasa
Cheemalapati / Chimalapati	Harithasa
Cherukuri	Kasyapasa
Dusi	Koundinyasa
Denduluru	Koundinyasa
Gattu/Ghattu
Ghadiyaram	Harithasa	angirasa,ambareesa,yauvanaswa
Goda	Bharadwajasa
Godavarthi	Kasyapasa
Gongala	Bharadwajasa
Gorthi	Srivatsasa
Govindavajjula	Bharadwajasa
Govindu	Kashyapasa	Pravara: Kasyapa, Avatsara, Naidruva	Some families also have Atreyasa Gotram	Vadada village in Srikakulam District. Some Govindu families are from Budatoli in Orissa.
Gummuluri
Gudimetla
Kambhatla	Kakamanu
Khandrika	Koundinyasa
Kuchi	Vadhulasa
Mahidhara	Bharadwajasa
Manda	Bharadwajasa
Mandapaka	Parasarasa
Mantravadi	Atreyasa
Mukkamala	Bharadwajasa
Nadiminti	Koundinyasa
Nemana	Koundinyasa
Nimmagadda	Harithasa
Pariti
Peddinti	Srivatsasa
Pinninti/Pinninty	Kasyapasa			Munganda, East Godavari District
Pragada	Bharadwajasa			Buragam
Pulle	Aatreyasa	Atreya,archanaanasa,saavaasya		Aluru, Tenali, Munganda
Pulya	Aatreyasa
Ramapantula
Saraswathula	Koundinyasa
Somayajula
Susarla	Harithasa
Tata	Lohitasya	Lohitasya,Aghamarshana, Viswamitra	In addiion only Prava and Gullapalli(Velanadu) surnames are known to share this Gotra	Mungunda, Parlakhemundi, Tarapuram
Upadhrista/ Wupadhrista/ Opadhrista	Kaundinyasa		Panditaraya Upadhrista Jagannatha Sastry, author of 'Gangalahari'(sung even today during Aarti at Benaras), hailing from Mungunda village. Was a scholar in the court of Moghul emperor Shah Jahan
Vankayala
Vedala
Vedanabhatla	Pootimaashasa			Palakollu, Andhra Pradesh
Vulimiri	Atreyasa
Yellapantula	Atreyasa

Velanatlu Brahmin surnames

Family/Surname	Gothra	Rishis	Notes
Addepalli/అద్దేపల్లి	Kasyapasa
Adusumalli/అడుసుమల్లి,ల్లి	Harithasa	Angirasa, Ambarisha, Yuvanasva
Amba/అంబ	Kasyapa /Kapsyapasa
Andhukuri	Agavarshana
Akkapeddi	Kousikasa
Akkavajhula/అక్కావఝ్ఝుల	Srivatsasa
Akella/ఆకెళ్ళ	Harithasa
Akkina/అక్కిన	Bharadwajasa
Alapati	Harithasa
Amaravadi	Harithasa
Ambatipudi/అంబటిపూడి	Kousikasa
Animalla	Kasyapasa
Annangi	Kousikasa
Appikatla	Sandilya
Addala	Vadhulasa
Bhuvanagiri	Bharadwajasa
Bhairavavajjula	Kasyapasa
Balijepalli	Harithasa
Bandaru	Maudgalyasa
Bayya	sandilya
Bethanabhatla/బేతనభట్ల	Kousikasa
Bhagavatula/భాగవతుల	Kousikasa Koundinyasa Kasyapasa Harithasa Vadula	Sandilyasa
Bhallamudi	Sandilyasa
Bhuvanagiri	Bharadhwajasasa
Bharathula	Srivatsasa
Bhamidi	Atreyasa
Bhamidipati/భమిడిపాటి	Gargeyasa	Aagirasa, Bharuhaspatya, Bharadwaja	East Godavari District
Bhagi	Sandilya
Bodupalli	Maritasa
Bommakanti	Harithasa,Atreyasa
Bulusu/బులుసు	Gouthamasa
Burra/బుర్రా	Lohithasa
Bramhandum/	kasyapasa
Challa/చల్లా	Koundinyasa
Challapalli	Kasyapasa
Chamarthy	Bharadwajasa
Chatra	Kutsa
Chaturvedula/చతుర్వేదుల	Kasyapasa
Chavali/చావలి	Kousikasa	Bharadwajasa	Koundinyasa
Chebium చేబ్యం / Chebiyyam	Athreyasa	Athreya, Archanaanasa, Saavashya Thrayaarusheya
Chebolu / చేబొలు	Koundinyasa
Chebrolu/Chembrolu	Koundinyasa
Chelluri	Koundinyasa
Chemitiganti/చెమిటిగంటి	Sandilyasa
Chemudupati	Koundinyasa
Cherukupalli	Srivatsa	Shaunaka
Cheruvu/చెరువు	Bharadwajasa
Chilla/ చిల్లా	Srivatsasa	Bhrigu, Chyavana, Apnava, Auruva, Jamadagni
Chilukuri	Harithasa	Parasarasa
Chintalapati/చింతలపాటి	Bharadwajasa	Harithasa
Chirravuri	Koundinyasa
Chitta/చిట్టా	Kasyapasa
Chitti	Harita/Haritasa
Chittavarjula	Parasara
Chivukula/చివుకుల	Bharadwaja
Daita	Harithasa
Dandibhatla	Harithasa
Dantu	Koundinyasa
Darbha	Harithasa
Darvemula	Bharadwajasa
Dasika	Swatantrakapisa
Dendukoori/దెందుకూరి	Yaksasa
Devarakonda/దేవరకొండ	Harithasa
Devulapalli	Koundinyasa
Dhara/ధారా	Koundinayasa
Dhulipala	Kousikasa	Koundinyasa
Divakaruni/దివాకరుణి	Ambareesha	Harithasa
Divakarla/దివాకర్ల	Harithasa
Donepudi	Koundinyasa
Dronavajjala	Harithasa
Dronamraju
Duggirala	Bharadwaja
Duvvuri/దువ్వూరి	Atreyasa
Durvasula	Srivatsasa
Eemani/ఈమని	Harithasa	Gouthamasa
Eevani	Bharadwajasa
Eleswarapu	Kousikasa
Ellajosyula (Yellajosyula)	Kousikasa
Eranki	Vasishtasa
Eswara	Haritha/harithasa
Evani	Gouthamasa
Gadepalli	Bharadwajasa
Gandikota	Bharadwajasa
Gandlur/Gandluri	Bharadwajasa
Ganduri	Kousikasa	Koundinyasa
Garikipati/గరికపాటి	Kousikasa
Garimella/గరిమెళ్ళ	Sandilyasa
Ghandikota	Bharadwajasa
Ghanakota	Bharadwajasa/భారద్వాజస
Gollakota	Kapisa
Gollapalli	Athreyasa
Gollapudi/గొల్లపూడి	Koundinyasa
Gonella	Yaskasa
Gorthy	Koundinyasa
Gopalabhatla	Koundinyasa
Guda	kasypasa
Gudaparthy	koundinyasa
Gullapalli	Lohithasa
Gundepudi	Bharadwajasa
Guntur/గుంటూర	Kapilasa
Gunturu/గుంటూరు	Srivatsasa
Gunturi/గుంటూరి	Bharadwajasa	Srivatsasa
Hari	Gouthamasa	Vadulasa	Sandilyasa
Hemadri	Gargeyasa
Hotha	Sandilyasa
Inguva	Sounakasa
Itikala	Kousikasa
Jagarlapudi	Koundinyasa
Jammalamadaka/జమ్మలమడక	Koundinyasa
Jakkinapalli	Harithasa
Jalasutram/జలసూత్రం	Bharadwajasa/భారద్వాజస
Jampani	Sandilyasa Harithasa / Haritha		Janga
Janapati	Harithasa
Janaswamy	Srivatsasa	Bhaargava, Chyaavana, Aapnavan, Aurva, Jamadaagnya
Jandhyala/జంధ్యాల	Sandilyasa	Bharadwajasa
Jayanti/జయంతి	Kousikasa కౌశికస	Aghamarshana,Kousika	Gargeyasa	Koundinyasa
Jonnalagadda/జొన్నలగడ్డ	Harithasa	Kaundinyasa
Jonnavithula	Bharadwajasa
Josyula	Kasyapasa
Juturi / జూటూరి	Bharadwajasa
Kadiyala	Bharadwajasa
Kanda	Harithasa
Kanduri	Kutsasa / Kutchasa
Kaja/కాజ	Koundinyasa
Kalaa/కళా	Bharadwajasa
Kalaga	Harithasa
Kalamchety	Harithasa
Kaleti/Kaaleti	Bharadwajasa
Kraleti/క్రాలేటి	Bharadwajasa
Kalluri/కల్లూరి	Koundinyasa
Kambhampati/కంభంపాటి	Sandilyasa
Kanagala	Sandilyasa
Kanchibhotla	Srivatsasa
Kandukuri/కందుకూరి	Srivatsasa
Kannepalli	Gouthamasa
Kantheti	Bharadwajasa
Kappagantula/కప్పగంతుల	Kasyapasa
Kappagantu/కప్పగంతు	Kousikasa
Kasi
Kasibhatla	koudinasya	Kavuri	Gauthamasa
Koduru	Baadarayanasa
Kolachana	Kamakayanasa Viswamitra
Kolli	Bharadwajasa
Kolluri	Koundinyasa	Bharadwajasa
Kommu	Kasyapasa
Kompella /కొంపెల్ల	Kasyapasa	Kasyapa, Avatsara, Naidruva	Some are from Podagatlapalli,near Ryali,East Godavari Dist; Andhrapradesh
Kompelli	Kasyapasa
Kondubhatla	Kousikasa
Konduri	Harithasa	Sandilyasa
Konduru	Sandilyasa
Kota	Bharadwajasa	Koundinyasa
Kotamarti	Bharadwajasa
Kowtha/Kautha/కౌతా	Kasyapasa
Kuchibhotla	Srivatsasa (Bhrigu, Jamadagni, Srivatsa)
Kumbhampati	Koundinyasa
Kunapuli	Bharadwajasa
Kuppa/కుప్పా	Koundinyasa
Kuruganti/కురుగంటి	Harithasa
Lakkavajjula/	Viswamithra
Lanka/లంకా	Koundinyasa	Kasyapasa
Lolla/లొల్ల	Harithasa	Koundinyasa
Maddala	Kasyapasa
Madduri/మద్దూరి	Harithasa	Kasyapasa
Madugula/మాడుగుల	Atreyasa
Madhira	Atreyasa
Madhunapantula
Maganti	Kutsasa	Kasyapasa
Mahakali	Srivatsasa
Mahankali	Srivatsasa
Malapaka	Kaundinyasa	Kutsasa
Malladi/మల్లాది	Harithasa
Mallajosyula	Bhargavasa
Mallela/మల్లెల	Kousikasa	[Viswamitra, Kousika , Aghamarshana]
Manchambhotla/మంచంభట్ల	Srivatsasa/శ్రీవత్సస
Mamidipalli	Kousikasa	Harithasa
Manda	Kasyapasa
Mandalika	Atreyasa
Mandhatha	Harithasa
Mangaiahgari / మంగయ్య గారి	Kaundinyasa
Mangipudi	Devaraatasa	Viswamitra, Audala, Devarata
Mannepalli	Gouthamasa
Mantrala	Srivatsasa
Marmavula	Kasyapasa
Marthi మార్తి	Harithasa హరితస
Meduri	kasyapasa
Mithipati	Harithasa
Modali	Kasyapasa
Modekurti	Kousikasa
Mokkapati	Harithasa
Muddu	Haritasa
Mukkavalli	Kousikasa|
Mullapudi	Gouthamasa
Mulukutla	Kasyapasa	Kasyapa, Avatsara, Naidruva
Munnangi	Bharadwajasa
Munukutla	Kasyapasa
Musunuri	Koundanyasa
Musti	Harithasa
Mutnuru	Kaundinyasa
Mutya	Kaundinyasa
Nadella	Haritasa	Angirasa, Ambarisha, Yuvanasva	Some are from Tanuku, West Godavari District; Andhra Pradesh
Nalluri	Kousikasa
Nanda	Srivatsasa
Narumanchi	Kousikasa
Namuduri/నముడూరి	Koundinyasa/కౌ౦డిన్యస
Nauduri	Koundinyasa
Neti	Koundinyasa
Neralla	Harithasa
Nimmagadda	Harithasa
Nimmaturi	Koundinyasa / కౌ౦డిన్యస
Nistala	Harithasa
Nittala	Harithasa
Nori	Harithasa
Nudurumati	Koundinyasa
Nukala	Bharadwajasa
Nuti/నూతి	Gouthamasa	Gouthamasa, Aangeerasa, Aayasa
Nyshadham	Koundinyasa
Padallaparthy	Vardheyasa
Palaparthy	Bharadwajasa Kasyapasa Palaparthi	Harithasa	Srivatsasa
Palaypu ("Paa'lay'pu")	Harithasa
Paluri -
Pamarthy	Atreyasa
Pammi	Koundinyasa
Panchagnula	Bharadwajasa
Panganamalu -
Parasuramuni	Koundinyasa
Parimi	Harithasa
Parupudy	Harithasa	Angirasa, Ambarisha & Yavanasva
Pasumarthy	Kasyapasa
Patri	Atreyasa
Pattisapu	Kutsasa
Paturi / Patoori (పాతూరి)	Aathreyasa (ఆత్రేయస)	Aathreya, Archananasa, Syaavaaswa (ఆత్రేయ, అర్చనానస, శ్యావాస్వ)
Peddibhotla	Koundinyasa
Pendyala	Bharadwaja, Koundinyasa
Penumarti	Bharadwajasa (Angirasa, Bharahasvathya, Bharadwaja)
Perepa	Kousikasa	Vishvamitra
Pidaparthi	Bhardwajasa
Pilaka	Bharadwajasa
Pillalamarri	Kausikasa
Pillutla	Srivatsasa
Pisapati / Peesapati	Gouthamasa
Pisupati / Peesupati	Bharadwajasa
Pola	Harithasa
Popuri	Bharadwajasa
Poranki	Harithasa
Pothukuchi	Srivatsasa	Harithasa
Prabhala	Bharadwajasa
Pratapa	Gouthamasa
Pratha	Harithasa
Praturi / ప్రాతూరి	Atreyasa
Prava	Lohitasa
Polepeddi	Harithasa
Pullela	Koundinyasa
Ponukumati	Sandilyasa
Puranam	Sandilyasa
Pusunuru	Harithasa
Putcha	Gouthamasya
Raghavapudi	Bharadwajasa
Rajanala	Srivatsasa
Rallabandi or Rallabhandi	Koundinyasa	Bharadwajasa
Rallapalli	Srivatsasa
Ramachandrula	Kasyapa Sa
Ramanandula	Kasyapasa
Ramavajhala	Kasyapasa
Ravi / Raavi	Harithasa
Rangabhatla	Harithasa
Rangudu	Gouthamasa
Ravikoti	Koundinyasa
Rayaprolu	Athreyasa
Remella	Kousikasa
Renduchintala	Koundinyasa
Revuri	Bharadwajasa
Rupakula	Harithasa
Samavedam	Harithasa
Sannidhanam	Harithasa
Sadhu	Harithasa	Koundinyasa
Sagi	Kousikasa
Sahasranamamula	Kasyapasa
Sakshicherula	Lohitasa
Sankisa	Bharadwajasa
Saripaka	Bharadwajasa
Sethepalli / Seethepalli	Gouthamasa
Sista	Kasyapasa
Sistla	Bharadwajasa	Koundinyasa	Kasyapasa
Somanchi	Harithasa
Somayajula	Atreyasa	Satamarshanasa
Sonti	Gouthamasa	Bharadwajasa
Sumanam	Vadulasa	Bhargava, Vehatavya, savada Thrayarusheya
Sripada	Kousikasa	Vishvamitra, Aghamarshana, Kousika, Thrayarusheya
Sri Rambhatla	Koundinyasa
Suravajhala	Harithasa
Surepeddi	koundinyasa
Suruguchi	Kousikasa
Susarla	Salavathasa
Swayampakula/ స్వయంపాకుల	Bharadwajasa
Tadepalli	Atreyasa	Haritasa	Parasarasa
Tallavajjala	Bharadwajasa
Tamma/Thamma	Harithasa
Tangella	Koundinyasa
Tangirala/తంగిరాల	Srivatsasa	Kutsasa
Tanikella	Srungi Bharadwajasa	(Sringi, Katha, Saisara)
Telikicharla	Koundiyasa
Tenneti	Srivatsasa
Tekumalla	Vadulasa
Thopalli	Bharadwajasa	Kowsikasa
Tulasi	Gargeyasa
Tumarada	Bharadwajasa
Tumuluri(తూములూరి)	Harithasa	Aangirasa,Ambareesha &Yavanashva
Upadhyayula	Koundinyasa
Uppaluri	Atreyasa
Uppuluri	Kasyapasa
Vadapalli	Kasyapasa
Vadali	Harithasa
Vaddi(Vathy)	Bharadwajasa Viswamithra Krishnatreya	Kousikasa	Vasishta
Vadhri(Vathiri)	Bharadwajasa
Vagala	Srivatsasa
Vallampati	Koundinyasa
Vangara	Bharadwajasa
Varanasi	Gouthamasa	Bharadwaja	Srivatsasa
Vajapeyayajula	Parasarasa
Valluri
Vasanthapuram	Kamakayanasa Viswamitra
Vavilala	Harithasa
Valiveti/వలివేటి	Gouthamasa
Vedantham	Harithasa	Kasyapasa
Vedula	Kousikasa	Bharadwajasa
Velamuri	Koundinyasa	[Vasista Maitravaruna Koundinya Trayarusheya]
Veeraghanta	Harithasa
Veerubhotla	Koundinyasa
Vemparala	Bharadwajasa
Vempati	Harithasa
Vemu	Harithasa
Vemuri/వేమూరి	Harithasa
Vepa/వేప	Koundinyasa
Veturi	Srivatsasa
Vinjamoori/Vinjamuri	Gouthamasa
Vishnubhotla	Bharadwajasa
Vishnuvajhyala
Viswanadham	Harithasa
Vogeti	Koundinyasa
Yaddhanapudi
Yadavalli	Bharadwajasa	Kaundinyasa
Yenamandra	Kousikasa
Yechuri	Kasyapasa
Yeleswarapu	Kousikasa	Bharadwajasa
Yellepeddi	Sandilyasa
Yeluripaty/ Yeluripati	Srivatsasa

Telaganya Brahmana Surnames

This sect of brahmanas originally migrated from the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh to many other parts of the state. Their migrations were attributed to the Islamic invaders who occupied their homeland in Telangana region. They were forced to either convert to Islam or leave their hom land. Thus they decided to migrate. Some of them migrated even to Chattisgarh. Some went back to their home land when the rulers changed. Their livelihood has been priestly activities for the welfare of the city called paurohityam. Due to modernization most of them have spread across many parts of the country and many of them gave up the ancient tradition of paurohityam. Members of Telaganya Association often get-together once in a year in Visakhaptnam. Telaganya brahmanas have surnames mentioned in the table below.

Surname/Abhinaamdheyam	Clan/Gothram	rogenitors/Pravara	Notes
Annavajjala	Sandilyasa
Burugupalli	Srivathsasa/Koundinyasa
Anumula	Bharadwajasa
Appala	Srivatsasa
Avadhanula	Haritasa
Bharatula	Srivatsasa
Ayaluru	Bharadwajasa
Bhinnuri	Gouthamasa
Bhuvanagiri (disambiguation)	Bharadwajasa
Bhyravabhatla	Harithasa
Bondalapati	??
Chada (disambiguation)	Harithasa
Chaturvedula	Kasyapasa
Cherukupalli	Shaunaka
Chinta/చింతా	Harithasa	Angirasa, Ambarisha, Yuvanasva
Daggupati	Kasyapasa
Danthurthy	Athreyasa
Deval	Swatantra Kapi
Durbha	??
Gabbita	Gowthamasa	Angirasa, Aayasa, Gowthamasa
Ghanakota	Bharadwajasa
Ghatam	Gowthamasa
Gouribhatla	Sandilyasa
Isukapalli	Maitreyasa
Jonnabhatla	Bharadwaja
Kowsika	Kasyapasa
Kalinadhabhotla	Koundinyasa
Kandarpa	Harithasa
Kasula	Srivatsasa
Kolachala	Kamakayama
Kurella	Kasyapasa	[kasyapa,aavastha,rebha,ribha,sindela,sandalya, ]		Marti/మారి౨	Atreyasa
Mangalampalli	Ambarisa, Yavanasa
Mukhirala/ Mokirala	Harithasa
Mylavarapu	Koundinyasa
Nimmaturi	Koundinyasa
Pannala	Koundinyasa
Palem	Haritasa
Patri	Atreyasa
Pullabhatla	Bharadwajasa
Puranam	Kasyapasa
Ramadugu	Harithasa
Salaka	Athreyasa
Saraswathula	Moudgalyasa
Sarvabhatla/Sarvabotla	Bharadwajasa
Susarla	Chikitasa
Tripuraribhotla	Bharadwajasa
Vangala	Srivatsasa
Varanasi	Haritasa
Vedantam			There are notable scholars in this family group.
Velamakanni	Bharadwajasa
Vellanki	Pushya/koundinyasa
Veluri	Koundinyasa
Vedavalli	Kousikasa
Vinjamuri	Gauthamasa/Gowthamasa
Yedavalli	Athreyasa
Yallambatla	Koundinyasa / కౌ౦డిన్యస
yennuthula	bharadwajasa
Yerramilli	kaushikasa		also called as erramilli, yerramilly

Gundu Kamagayanasa native place : Bhimavaram (sriramapuram famously known as Gunduvari peta)

References

Durbhakula (vaidiki Telaganyam) (Harithasa) pravara: Angirasa, Ambarisha,Yavanaswa Please use the following data for adding a Gothra: SandilyasaHarithasaBharadwajasaKousikasa/KausikasaAtreyasaGauthamasa/GowthamasaKasyapasaVasishtasaSrivatsasaGargeyasaVadulasaViswamitraAgniVaivasvatasaBhagavatula (families originally from Kolluru, near Tenali) gotram is Sandilyasa. Rishis are: Kashyapa, Asita, Devala. Yellajyousula comes under Kousikasa gothra. they are also velanatlu Brahmins. "Mynepalli" surname also belongs under Kasyapasa gothra. They also belong to the sub-caste "velanatlu" whose descendandants from Tenali town, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India are living in Hyderabad, Andhra Prdesh. "Vinnakota" surname also belongs to the sub-caste's "Viadiki" & "Niyogi" sakhaas. Vinnakota (విన్నకోట) surname belongs to Bharadwajasa (భారద్వాజస)"Gundu" surname belonging under kamagayanasa gothra . They hail from Bhimavaram located at west godavari district. They are renowned for the area "Gunduvaripeta" set up under their surname at Srirampuram(Bhimavaram)

Family/Surname Vyakaranam (Gosaveedu branch)	Gothra: Bharadwajasa
Kalvakolanu/కల్వకొలను	Kasyapasa	Gandikota	(harithasa)
Sanagavarapu	Moudgalyasa Kasyapasa Aavastara Nydhruva
Srishti	Harithasa
Pachalla/పచ్చళ్ల	Harithasa
Yeleswarapu	Kousikasa
Chennavajjula	Sandilyasa
Cherukupalli	Shaunaka
Vattem	koundinyasa
Payasam	[Kasyapasa]