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| − | A so-called gotra in which all members of the | + | A so-called gotra in which all members of the Ramavat sect of religious ascetics are enrolled when initiated. As the Ramavats profess celibacy, and the gotra includes the entire sect, it differs from the gotras of most Hindu castes in having no bearing upon marriage. |
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This article is an extract from
THE TRIBES and CASTES of BENGAL. Ethnographic Glossary. Printed at the Bengal Secretariat Press. 1891. . |
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[edit] Aichittra
A so-called gotra in which all members of the Ramavat sect of religious ascetics are enrolled when initiated. As the Ramavats profess celibacy, and the gotra includes the entire sect, it differs from the gotras of most Hindu castes in having no bearing upon marriage.
