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जोशी · Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
Khas-AryaBahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Gotra
- भारद्वाजBharadwaj
- Kuldevata
- Baraha / Nilkantha / Kalika
- Sub-caste / branch
- Kaushik, Angiras, Bharadwaj, Garga (Purbiya, Kumai)
- Pravara
- Tryarshi (Bharadvaja, Angirasa, Barhaspatya)
- Origin
- Sinja Imperial Court Astrologers (Doti & Kathmandu)
- Region
- Gandaki, Bagmati, Koshi, Karnali
- Census 2021
- Brahman - Hill - 3,292,373 people (11.29%)
Descendants of Sage Bharadvaja, renowned seer of the Rigveda. Historically counselors and ritual masters.
Other surnames of the Bharadwaj gotra / clan
- Bagyalबग्याल
- Chamlagainचम्लागाईं
- Chatautचटौत
- Chaulagainचौलागाईं
- Ghurcholiघुरचोली
- Kadariyaकडरिया
- Kadelकँडेल
- Kandariyaकण्डरिया
- Kandelकँडेल
- Lekhakलेखक
- Lohaniलोहनी
- Niraulaनिराला
- Pantपन्त
- Pokhrelपोखरेल
- Silwalसिलवाल
- Simkharaसिम्खडा
- Sitaulaसिटौला
- Siwakotiसिवाकोटी
- Subediसुवेदी
- Thapaliaथपलिया
- Wagleवाग्ले
Other Bahun (Khas Brahmin) surnames
- Acharyaआचार्य
- Adhikariअधिकारी
- Amgaiअम्गाईं
- Arjalअर्याल / अर्ज्याल
- Awasthiअवस्थी
- Badalबादल
- Bagyalबग्याल
- Bajgainबजगाईं
- Bakharelबाख्रेल
- Baralबराल
- Baskotaबास्कोटा
- Bastiबस्ती