Gangari Brahmin

Gangari Brahmin also spelled Gangadi is a Garhwali Brahmin subcaste from Uttarakhand, India. Gangari Brahmins were the authenticated Brahmin castes in the then small Garhwal Kingdom. The capital of this kingdom was Chandpur Garhi and several castes of Brahmins were settled in the villages surrounding the Ganges valley. Brahmins living in these villages were known as "Gangari" Brahmins. Later the relatives of these Brahmins who joined them in Garhwal were also known as "Gangari Brahmins".[1]

Gangari\Gangadi
ClassificationBrahmin
Religions Hinduism
LanguagesGarhwali
Populated statesUttarakhand, India
Related groupsGarhwali people

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