Nandvanshi

Nandvanshi
Nandvanshi
नन्द वंशी अहीर
Religions Hinduism
Languages Hindi Braj Bhasha
Populated States India
Subdivisions Yadav,
Nanda and Yashoda pushing baby Krishna on a swing.

Nanda(Sanskrit: नंद) or Nandagopa, according to the Harivamsha and the Puranas, was the head of the gopas (a tribe of cowherds referred as Holy Gwals).It is said that Nand Baba owned 9 lakhs of cows [1] Nandvanshi Ahirs [2][3][4] are descendants of Nand.

See also: Yaduvanshi and Braj Bhasha

On the night of Krishna's appearance or birth, Vasudeva (Krishna's father) brought Krishna to Nanda for Krishna's childhood years. Nanda brought up both Krishna and Balarama. Nanda was married to Yasoda. Krishna derives his name Nandanandana (meaning son of Nanda) from him.

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Location

Nandvanshi Ahirs are found in Central Doab, West of Yamuna. Claim origin from Mathura.[5][6][7] Central or Middle Doab consists of Etah, Aligarh, Mainpuri, Etawah, Kanpur, Hathras , Farrukhabad, Firozabad, Mathura and Agra.[8] In Rajasthan they are found in Jaipur.[9] Nandvanshi Ahirs are also found in Khandwa and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Aurangabad, Akola, Amravati, Bid, Chandrapur, Jalna, Pune, Nagpur, Nanded, Thane, Wardha and Washim in Maharashtra and Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.[10]

Mehar

Main article: Maher caste

The Mehar of Rajasthan, also known as Meher claim Rajput descent. They have two territorial divisions, namely, Kundali and Hadoti call themselves Nand Mehar as they believe to have descended from king Nand of Vrindavan.They call themselves Nandvanshis.[11]

Meher live in eastern part with large concentration in Hadoti area comprising Kota, Bundi ,and Jhalawar districts of Rajasthan.

Bharwads

Main article: Bharwad

The Bharwads are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India. Those of Saurashtra use Ahir[12] as a surname,[13] Bharwad consider themselves as Nandvanshi Ahirs.[12][14]

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References

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  13. ^ P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 194 to 199
  14. ^ Rash Bihari Lal; Anthropological Survey of India (2003). Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. pp. 194–. ISBN 9788179911044. http://books.google.com/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA194. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 

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