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Khas-AryaBahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Gotra
- कौडिन्य / भारद्वाजKaudinya / Bharadwaj
- Kuldevata
- Baraha / Mahadev / Bindhyabasini
- Sub-caste / branch
- (Purbiya), (Kumai)
- Pravara
- Tryarshi (Maitravaruna, Kaudinya, Vasishtha)
- Origin
- Sinja Valley & Doti (Vedic Priesthood)
- Region
- Gandaki, Bagmati, Koshi
- Census 2021
- Brahman - Hill - 3,292,373 people (11.29%)
Descendants of Sage Kundina/Kaundinya, prominent in Vedic scholarship and sacred rites.
Other Bahun (Khas Brahmin) surnames
- Acharyaआचार्य
- Adhikariअधिकारी
- Amgaiअम्गाईं
- Arjalअर्याल / अर्ज्याल
- Awasthiअवस्थी
- Badalबादल
- Bagyalबग्याल
- Bajgainबजगाईं
- Bakharelबाख्रेल
- Baralबराल
- Baskotaबास्कोटा
- Bastiबस्ती