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Khas-AryaKhas-Chhetri (Kshatriya)

Gotra: कौशिक / भारद्वाजKaushik / Bharadwaj
Kuldevata: Baraha / Nilkantha / Kalika
Pravara: Tryarshi (Bharadvaja, Angirasa, Barhaspatya)
Origin: Basan, Karnali / Salyan principality
Region: Gandaki, Bagmati, Koshi, Karnali
Census 2021: Kshetri - 4,796,995 people (16.45%)

Descendants of Sage Bharadvaja, renowned seer of the Rigveda. Historically counselors and ritual masters.

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