The Gangaputra Brahman are a Hindu Brahmin community, found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.[1][2]
 Photo of a Gangaputra Brahmin in 1875, J Forbes Watson | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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 India | |
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Hinduism | |
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History and origin edit
The community claims that they are offshoot of brahmins. Actually Ganga putra term was defined from Mahabharata where Bhishma was the son of godess Ganga so he was called Gangaputra. Now if we come to this community, they live on the banks of Ganga and their main source of earning is the donation given by the people who come to take bath in Ganga, so Ganga is the main source of their livelihood that's why they call themselves as Gangaputra. Rest they dont come in mainstream brahmins. Gangaputra in Sanskrit signifies sons of the Ganges river.[3][4] The Gangaputra are associated with the river Ganges, and their communities are located mainly along the banks of the river. These people were also known as the Ghatiya, because they occupied the piers of the Ganges; ghat in Hindi signifies pier.[5]
The Gangaputra Brahmin are found mainly in the Farrukhabad, Kanpur and Shahjahanpur districts. Their main occupation is to officiate at the various holy occasions which occur along the river.[6]
References edit
- ^ People of India Uttar Pradesh, Vol. XLII Part 2. A Hasan & J C Das, eds. pp. 506-508
- ^ "A blunt reminder". 15 August 2019.
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1992). People of India: Uttar Pradesh (3 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
- ^ Hasan, Amir; Das, J. C.; Rizvi, Baqr Raza (2004). People of India: The Communities: Gaddi-Muslim Teli. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7304-114-3.
- ^ People of India Uttar Pradesh, Vol. XLII Part 2. A Hasan & J C Das, eds. p. 506
- ^ People of India Uttar Pradesh, Vol. XLII Part 2. A Hasan & J C Das, eds. p. 507