Dadhich, Dahima, Dayma
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Dadhich, Dahima, Dayma
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[edit] Briefly
The Dayma caste is a Brahman community of Rajasthan. They are also known as Dahima or Dadhich. The preferred spelling is Dadhich.
The Dayma caste is a subgroup of Brahmins in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Haryana. Many caste members prefer to be called Dadhich Brahmans.
[edit] Origins
A Brahman community of Rajasthan usually called Dahima or Dayma Brahmans. Many caste members, however, prefer to be called Dadhich Brahmans,.
The caste was once concentrated in the hinterland of a temple located in Nagaur district between the villages of Goth and Manglod. This temple contains an aniconic image of a goddess named Dadhimati. She is, in fact, the focus of the caste identity of the Dadhich Brahmans and is at the center of our story. The temple is of great interest on its own account. Although the present structure dates from the ninth century, an inscription found at the site and dated 289 G.E. (608 CE) shows that it existed in some form in the early seventh century.
