Anavil Brahmin
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Anavil Brahmin is a subcaste of Gujarati Brahmins traditionally found in the South Gujarat region of India, known historically for landholding, administration, and scholarly pursuits.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anavil Brahmins | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmin subcaste
ⓘ
Hindu community ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| associatedWith | agrarian economy of South Gujarat ⓘ |
| casteCategory | Brahmin ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culture | Gujarati culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gujarati people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Hindu caste system ⓘ |
| geographicConcentration |
rural South Gujarat
ⓘ
towns of South Gujarat ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Anavil Brahmana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anavil Brahmins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Brahminical rituals
ⓘ
Gujarati Hindu festivals ⓘ |
| hasKinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction |
land management
ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ village leadership ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure | endogamous group ⓘ |
| historicallyLinkedTo | colonial revenue administration in South Gujarat ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
landowners
ⓘ
revenue administrators ⓘ village headmen ⓘ |
| knownFor |
education
ⓘ
landed elite status ⓘ literacy ⓘ |
| language | Gujarati ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dang district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navsari district NERFINISHED ⓘ Surat district NERFINISHED ⓘ Tapi district NERFINISHED ⓘ Valsad district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriagePractice | caste endogamy ⓘ |
| partOf | Gujarati Brahmins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Shaivism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Gujarati script ⓘ |
| socialIdentity | caste-based community ⓘ |
| socialStatus | upper caste ⓘ |
| state | Gujarat ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Brahmin caste in Gujarat ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage | Gujarati ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
administration
ⓘ
landholding ⓘ scholarship ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Anavil Brahmins