Kayastha, Karan
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Kayastha, Karan
Synonyms: Lai* [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Oriya [West Bengal]
Groups/subgroups: Bhalemanus, Grihastha [Bihar and/ or Jharkhand] Karan (proper), Sristi Karan [Orissa] Halia Karan, Jat Karan, Srestha Karan, Sristi [West Bengal] Bhatuntara, Chaian, Khara, Kulina, Nauli Karan, Pur a, Srishti, Karan [H.H. Risley]
Titles: Patanaik [Orissa] Mahanti, Mahapatra [H.H. Risley]
Surnames: Das, Karan, Lai [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Mahanti, Patnaik [Orissa] Bera, Bhunia, Dogra, Jana, Mahapatra, Maid, Nayak, Pattanayak [West Bengal]
Exogamous units/clans: Brahmesh, Nageswar (snake go ddess), Varadaj [Orissa] Pakhijota [West Bengal] Kantasasa, Mudgul, Nagasa, Sankha [H.H. Risley]
Gotra: Batsya, Bharadwaj, Kashyap [Orissa] Batsya, Bharadaj, Kashyapa, Sandilya [West Bengal] Lineages (vansa): [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
