Kshetrapal Dada
Kshetrapal Dada is worshiped by many sub-castes (Nukh) of the Dasnaam Goswami Samaj & Lohana community as a Kuladevata. A famous temple of Kshetrapal Dada is located at Lakhiyarvira Kutch & Sami Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise ..., Gujarat. {{Hindu-myth-stub Regional Hindu gods ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Goswami
Goswami is an Indian surname. The Sanskrit compound Goswami may mean "lord of the senses" or lord of the Vedas (Go means Vedas). It is also pronounced as Gosains, Gossain, Gosain, Gosavi and Gossains. Notable people with the surname or title Goswami include: *Goswami Tulsidas, Hindu saint and poet author of the epic ''Ramcharitmanas'' * Acharya Pt. Dr Gokulotsavji Maharaj Goswami, Indian classical singer, composer, and musicologist of Hindustani classical music * Acharya Jnanendra Prasad Goswamy, Indian vocalist * Acharya Radhika Prasad Goswamy, Indian Hindustani classical vocalist *Bijoy Krishna Goswami, Hindu social reformer and religious figure * Jiva Goswami, philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Vedanta tradition *Sanatana Goswami, principal disciple of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu * Abhishek Goswami, Indian cricketer * Amar Goswami (1945–2012), Indian journalist and Hindi fiction writer *Omkar Goswami, Indian economist and journalist * Jitendranath Goswami ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lohana
Lohana, also referred to as Loharana, Thakkar and Lohrana, are an Indian trading or mercantile ''jāti''. Lohanas claim to be descendants of the Lava, son of Rama, and to descend from the Raghuvanshi dynasty.Lachaier, Pierre. "Cérémonies D'hommage à Sarasvatī Et Aides à L'éducation Chez Les Lohāṇā De Pune." Bulletin De L'École Française D'Extrême-Orient 94 (2007): 27-58. Accessed November 2, 2020. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43733204. The Lohanas are divided into many separate cultural groups as a result of centuries apart in different regions. Thus there are significant differences between the culture, language, professions and societies of Gujarati Lohanas, Sindhi Lohanas, and Kutchi Lohanas. Origin According to historian Richard Burton, Lohanas originate in Lohanpur in Multan district of Punjab (now in Pakistan). Matthew A. Cook adds that according to Burton, Lohana's largely Punjabi origin can be considered on basis of "features and manners, ceremonies and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nakhatrana Taluka
Nakhatrana Taluka is a taluka (administrative subdivision) in Kutch District, Gujarat, India. Its administrative centre is the village of Nakhatrana. The taluka covers . Demographics In the 2001 India census, Nakhatrana Taluka had 129,249 inhabitants, 50.8% (65,673) male and 49.2% (63,576) female. This represented a 10.5% increase from 1991. The gender ratio in 2001 was 968 females per thousand males, a significant change from the 1029 value of 1991. The taluka was entirely rural. Other 2001 census statistics for the taluka were: ** Scheduled Castes - 15.1% ** Scheduled Tribes - 5.18% * Literacy - 65.78% ** Male - 75.87% ** Female - 55.43% * No. of Household - 23,974 * Population under age- group 0- 6 - 20,685 * Sex Ratio under age- group 0- 6 - 932 * Total Workers - 52,451 * Non Workers - 76,798 Points of interest Dhinodhar Temple in the village of Dhinodhar, lies on beautiful mountain range with the abode of Lord Shiva on the top of the hill. It is just 20 km away ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sami, Gujarat
Sami is a town in Sami Taluka of Patan district of Gujarat, India. History According to the tradition Sami takes its name from its founder, an ascetic of Atit or Sami order. It came under the power of the Nawab of Radhanpur around 1753; and at the beginning of the nineteenth century was his capital and headquarters. The great plague of 1816 carried off about one-half of its population. Sami was under Radhanpur state. Radhanpur was under Palanpur Agency of Bombay Presidency, which in 1925 became the Banas Kantha Agency. After Independence of India in 1947, Bombay Presidency was reorganized in Bombay State. When Gujarat state was formed in 1960 from Bombay State, it fell under Mehsana district of Gujarat and subsequently became part of Patan district. Places of interest There is a temple of "Shree Kshetrapal Dada", deity (Kul Devta) of Lohana community. Sami was surrounded by a brick wall about one and a half miles in circumference, twenty-four feet high and twelve wide, now ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |