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[edit] Maratha/Are Maratha/Arya

Synonyms: Maharastrian [Orissa]

• Endogamous sections: Kumbi (agriculturist), Lekavali [E. Thurston]

Groups/subgroups: Dhangar Maratha, Kshatriya Marath a [Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh]

Surnames: Gaidwad, Jadhav, Kadam [Madhya Pradesh an d/or Chhattisgarh] Gokle, Kapadya, Samsme, Saptharsi, Sindhi, Tila, Vyo gra [Orissa]

Exogamous groups: Kansika [E. Thurston] Aghada, Amba (mango), Anjana, Apta, Arai, Arkhe, Av ala, Babul, Beheda, Bel, Bhardavajacha pankh, Bor, Borati, Chat, Chinch (tamarind), Dalabhya, Davana, Dhamak, Dive, Dukar (pig) Garud vel, Garudacha pankh, Ghoda (horse), Halad (turmeric), Harina (mouse deer), Haryali, Has tidant (ivory), Hivar, Jambhul, Jowari (sorhum vulg are), Kadamb, Kamal (lotus), Kandyanchi mal, Kasav (torto ise), Kegad (screw pine), Ketak, Khair (catechu), K ocha (turmeric bulb), Kohala (pumpkin), Koya (bird), Kum bhar Kukde, Kunda, Kurhad (axe), Malyavant Mandarac he phul, Maryadvel, Mhas (buffalo), Mor, Morache pis, Nag (c obra), Nagehampa, Nagvel, Nandruk, Tambul, Vairunij, Veda [R.E. Enthoven] Bhonsle, Gaikwad, Gharge, Jadhav, Kadam, Kale, Pawar, Pishal, Shinde. Sirke, Sitole, Surve, Tapkir [Ma dhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh] Ahirrao, Bhonsla, Chauhan, Gujar, Mahadik, Mohte, P anwar, Satghare, Sirke, Solanki, Suryavansi [Russell & Hiralal]

Gotra: Garge, Kandinya, Khetri, nasty [Orissa] Agasthya, Angirasa, Atri, Bharadwaj, Garg, Goutam, Jamadagni, Kansika, Kapila, Kashyap, Koundinya, Kou shik, Parasar, Sandilya, Vasisht, Vishwamitra [R.E. Enthoven]

[edit] See also

Kunbi

Kurmi, Kumbi, Kunbi

Maratha

Maratha/Are Maratha/Arya

Maratha: Deccan

Maratha vis-à-vis Kunbi