Traditional Areas of Gauda Brahmins
A cursory look at some identifiable śāsanas of Deśwāli and Pachāde Gaudas reveals the traditional areas :
- Baroḍā, Sindhutata, Sindhu, Khādar
- Ajmer, Ajmeerh, Jaipur, Kota, Marusthal, Jodhpur, Sīkar, Pāli, Puṣkar, Jalor
- Ujjain, Indore, Sāgar, Dhar, Ratlam
- Hissār, Karṇāl, Kurukṣetra, Thānesar, Sirsā, Indraprastha, Haryānā, Pānipat, Faridābād, Bhiwāni
- Bāghpat, Nandagrām, Merath, Rāmgarh, Pañcāla, Hāpur, Tilpat,Najibabad,Khari,Gandhaur (Bijnor), Sahāranpur, Khurjā, Mathurā, Rāmpur, Sambhal
- Garhwāl, Pahāriā, Kalāt
- Kānpur, Gomati, Prayāg, Kāśi, Nimikṣetra, Gorakhpur
- Bhojpur, Gayā, Janakpur, Janaksthala
- Gauḍa, Vanga
Following is the traditional area for all Gauḍa: "Hariyānā and Jangaldeś in the Madhyadeś, Delhi, regions around Yamunā, Mārwār, Śekhāwati, Puṣkar, Matsya and Virāṭa (in Rajasthan), Bhiwāni, etc" are traditional areas of Gauḍa brahmins according to the author of A History of Brahmin Clans. Brāhmaṇotpatti-mārtaṇḍa says that regions north of Sarayu and Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, around Saravasti near modern Goṇḍda, are (also) traditional areas of Gauḍa brahmins. This latter view is supported by Matsya Purāṇa which linked "best brahmins" to the Gaudadesh of Śrāvasti near modern Goṇdā district.
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