Shrimali Brahmins
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Shrimal a place in India's Rajasthan State . presently known as bhinmal. Shrimal is a combination of " Shri " and " Mal " . " Shri " is popularly interpreted as Laksmi , the goddess of wealth . " Shri " also means beauty and brightness , "Mal" means place . Thus Shrimal about 800 years ago was a beautiful prosperous place where along with other castes , Goldsmiths too lived , created pieces of beauty out of gold and prospered with other communities.
Unfortunately with constant invasions by foreigners on the North-Western borders of India , Shrimal broke down and thereby received the name Bhinmal . In Sanskrit language , the word Bhinna means broken or separated and therefore Bhinmal means broken place . According to Shrimal Puran (part of Skanda Puran) due to curse of Rishi Gautam and Goddess Laksmi Shrimali Nagar decentralised and it's prosperity and population come down. Since Shrimal Nagar suffered a lot, the people living there were forced to migrate. Most of them started migrating towards Gujarat and Marwar (Rajasthan). Therefore most of the Shrimali Brahmins presently residing in these two states, although they had moved and established themselves all over the world, with their old traditions and modern profession.
Related: Shrimali_Brahmins_Wedding
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