Distribution
Major Śākadvīpīya centers are in Rajasthan in Western India and near Gaya in Bihar.
The term 'Bhojaka' is popular in the western states while 'Sakadvipi' and its numerous variations is typical for the north and east. The terms 'Graha Vipra' and 'Ācārya Brahman' are common in Orissa, West Bengal and Rajasthan. One of the Śākadvīpīya groups, the 'Sūryadhwaja' Brahmans, are endemic to Northern India and is the only Shakadwipiya group classified as Kashmiri Pandits.
The Bhojakas and sewaks are historically associated with several Jain temples in Gujarat and Rajasthan, where they serve as priests and attendants. Some of the Shakdwipi Brahmans of Bihar and Uttar pradesh are Ayurvedic physicians, some are priests in Rajput families, while yet others are landholders.
A community called as Daivajna who speak Konkani hailing from Konkan area are believed to have descended from Magas.
Surnames (Padavi or Āspada titles) in alphabetical order, with their respective traditional areas are:
Surname | Traditional "Root" Areas |
---|---|
Bhatta | J&K, Bihar |
Bhatt | J&K, Bihar |
Upadhyay | Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chattisgarh |
Ganak | Assam |
Ganaka | Kerala |
Ācārya | Bengal, Tripura |
Graha Vipra | Bihar |
Bhojak sewak Koushik sharma | Rajasthan, Maharastra |
Miśra | Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
Pāṭhaka | Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
Mehrishi | Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan |
Pāṇḍey | Jharkhand, Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh |
Sharma | Rajasthan |
Shukla | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar |
Rai | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar |
Soral | Delhi, Rajasthan |
Dasguru, Indraguru | Jharkhand, Bihar |
Vajpayee | Uttar Pradesh |
Vadhyayar/Vadhyar | Kerala, Karnataka |
Ojha,Jyotishi | Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh |
Mohapatra, Nayak,Jyotishi,Jyotish,Khadiratna, Senapati, Ojha, Patta joshi, Nathsharma | Orissa |
Das Guru people from Jharkhand
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