Gaud Saraswat Brahmin
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Primary populations in Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala | |
| Languages | |
| Maharashtrian Konkani, Goan Konkani | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Konkani people, Saraswat Brahmins |
Gaud (also spelt as Goud or Gawd) Saraswat Brahmins are a Hindu Brahmin community in India and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community. They are popularly referred to as GSBs. They can be classified either as Konkani or Marathi people. They primarily speak Konkani as their mother tongue, however many have native language proficiency in Marathi.
Rituals
During the eighth month of pregnancy, a woman moves to her mother's house, especially during the birth of her first child. The expecting mother also performs Ganapathi Pooja for a successful delivery and a healthy child. On the 6th day, a pen and lamp are kept near the child's head, symbolic of a wish for an intelligent child. On the 12th day, the naming and cradling ceremony is performed wherein the paternal grandmother whispers the child's name into his/her ear and a horoscope is cast.[citation needed] When the child turns three months old, they are taken to the temple, and thereafter the child goes to the father's abode.[1]
Festivals
GSBs celebrate almost all festivals in Hinduism, and follow the Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang in Konkani) that gives the days on which the fasts and festivals should be observed.[2]
Cuisine
Notables
See also
- Gaud Saraswat Brahmins of Cochin
- List of Saraswats
- Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
- Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin
References
- ^ "Welcome to GSB Konkani". Gsbkonkani.net. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Fasts and Festivals". Gsbkonkani.net. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
Further reading
- Suryanath U Kamath (1992). The origin and spread of Gauda Saraswats.
- Venkataraya Narayan Kudva (1972). History of the Dakshinatya Saraswats. Samyukta Gauda Saraswata Sabha.
- Ramachandra Shyama Nayak. "Saraswath Sudha" (Document).
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- Bryant, Edwin (2001). The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-513777-9.
- Hock, Hans (1999) "Through a Glass Darkly: Modern "Racial" Interpretations vs. Textual and General Prehistoric Evidence on Arya and Dasa/Dasyu in Vedic Indo-Aryan Society." in Aryan and Non-Aryan in South Asia, ed. Bronkhorst & Deshpande, Ann Arbor.
- Shaffer, Jim G. (1995). "Cultural tradition and Palaeoethnicity in South Asian Archaeology". In George Erdosy (ed.). Indo-Aryans of Ancient South Asia. ISBN 3-11-014447-6.
- Conlon, Frank F. (1974). "Caste by Association: The Gauda Sarasvata Brahmana Unification Movement". The Journal of Asian Studies. 33 (3): 351–365. JSTOR 2052936.
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