Gahoi

Gahoi is a merchant community in central India. The traditional population centre has been the Bundelkhand region, with their origin claimed to be at Kharagpur.[1] Gahoi Community is very vast community with 12 gotras (Blood related identity) and 155 Aankne (Surname). As per legend, Gahoi Samaj is created by world creator almighty Prajapati on the request of Saint Vivekaj who heard the "Gahoi" sound from the Shankh (conch shell) of almighty Mahavishnu Narayan. According Puranic Shiv Puran, the “Gahoi” word has mentioned between the 13th to 20thepisode. The almightyShiva has blessed Vaikavan as “You will be lord of Gahoi Community” and given the name as “Kuber”. As per legend, Gahoi’s 12 Gotras are related to name of 12 old saints (Rishi) which is later demoted as 12 aditya (Name of Sun). The oldest known Gahoi (Grahapati-anvaya) inscription is of samvat 1011 mentioning Pahilla, who built a Jain temple during the reign of Dhanga at Khajuraho. This temple is among those that still exist at Khajuraho.[2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, by R. V. Russell, , Vol II, p. 146, 1916
  2. ↑ Kasturchand Jain Suman, Bharatiya Digambar Jain Abhilekh aur Tirth Parichay, Madhya-Pradesh: 13 vi shati tak, Delhi, 2001
  3. ↑ H.V. Trivedi, "Inscriptions of the Paramaras, Chandellas, Kachchhapaghatas and two minor Dynasties", part 2 of the 3-part Vol III of Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, 1974 (published in 1991).
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