Modh

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Modh are the followers of Modheshwari Maa (also known as Matangi Maa), a form of parvati maa with eighteen hands. They originally lived in a town called Modhera in Patan District in the northern part of Gujarat. The name of the town Modhera was adopted by the community living around the temple of Modheshwari Mata.^{[citation needed]}

In the Gujarati caste system there are many examples of communities who take their name from a town and thus there exist both Modh Brahmins and Modh Vanias.^[1]

References

↑ Shah, A. M. (1998). The Family in India: Critical Essays. Orient Blackswan. pp. 134–136. ISBN 9788125013068.

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Brahmin communities	Anavil Brahmin Audichaya Brahmins Bardai Brahmins Bhattmewada Brahmins Chauriyasi Mewada Brahmin Girnara Brahmin Jaiswal Brahmin Khedaval Brahmin Modh Brahmins Nandwana Brahmins Nagar Brahmins Sachora Brahmins Sidhra-Rudhra Brahmins Shrimali Brahmins Sompura Brahmins Sompura Salats Modh Brahmins

Kshatriya communities	Yaduvanshi Ahirs Babaria Bhatti Chavda Chauhan Chudasama Devda Dodiya Garasia Kapadi Karadiya Khant Gohil Jadeja Jethwa Jhala Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Mahyavanshi Makwana Mandora Parmar Puvar Rathor Rajputs of Gujarat Sarvaiya Sagar Solanki Thakore Vala Vihol Vaghela Yadava

Vaishya communities	Bania Soni Modh Bania

Farming communities	Kurmi (Patel Kunbi Patidar Koli) Anjana Chaudhari

Genealogist communities	Barot Bhatt Charan Gadhvi

Artisan communities	Bhambi Khalpa Bhambi Rohit Bhambi Sindhi Mochi Bhavsar Brahma Kshatri Gihara Gurjar Kshatriya Kadia Kadia Koshti Mistry Mestri Panchal Gurjar Suthar Prajapati Shenva Sompura Salat Vankar Vanzha Valand

Tribal communities	Agri Bamcha Bharwad Bhil Bhil Dungri Garasia Bhil Vasava Bhoi Chaudhari Damor Dangi Dhanka Dhodia Dubla Gamit Godha Kharwa Kolis Mangela Kolis Meghwal Naikda Padhar Padharia Patanwadia Pateliya Rathodia Rathwa Sathwara Siddi Tirgar Thori Vagri Warli

Muslim communities	Alavi Bohra Ansari Baloch Bhadala Chhipa Chundrigar Dawoodi Bohra Halaypotra Hingorja Hingora Jats of Kutch Juneja Kadia Kagzi Ker Khaskheli Khoja Machiyar Makrani Malik of Gujarat Mandali Mansoori Memon Meta Qureshi Miyana Molesalam Momna Multani Multani Lohar Mutwa Nagori Nayak Node Panar Patani Bohra Patni Jamat Pathans of Gujarat Salaat Samma Sandhai Muslims Shaikhs of Gujarat Shaikhda Sayyid of Gujarat Siddi Sipahi Soomra Sulaymani Bohra Sunni Bohra Tai Turk Jamat Vora Patel Vyapari Wagher

Jain communities	Navnat Humad Narsingpura Oswal Porwad Visa Oswal Nema

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