granthiseela
family-suppliedOne of the 102 gothras of the Arya Vysya community — one for each couple who entered the fire with Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari at Penugonda.
Root rishi / lineage
granthiseela
Meditating place
not given in the sources
Couple who entered the fire
not given in the sources
Favoured lord
not given in the sources
Offering
not given in the sources
Traditionally avoided
not given in the sources
Sanketha names
The community's own kula house-names for this lineage. Thurston recorded them in 1909 as sanketa namamulu — "secret names given by Kanyakamma" — and per the Kanyaka Purana they exist precisely so a family can tell whether a proposed match shares its lineage.
No sanketha name is recorded for this
gothra in the sources consulted.
On marriage. A marriage is not made between two people of the same gothra: the tradition treats everyone within one gothra as descended from the same lineage, so a match is sought outside it. Families check the sanketha name as well as the gothra, since two differently-named houses can belong to the same lineage.
Families on this site
No family on this site has recorded this gothra yet.
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