Audichya Brahmins

Audichya Brahmins are a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Gujarat.Audich means north in the Sanskrit language.They were brought to Gujarat from different regions of north India by a ruler called Mulraj Solanki around the turn of the first millennium.[1] They are the most numerous brahmin community in Gujarat.[2]

References
  1. R. B. Lal (2003). Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. pp. 82–86. ISBN 978-81-7991-104-4.
  2. Wood, M.R. (1972). Changing patterns of family life in urban Gujarat : a study of twelve high-caste working women. Canada: University of British Columbia. pp. 43–44. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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