Bhandaris in Konkan Region, India
On the west coast of India from Thane, Konkan Gomantak (Goa) up to Kerala. One can find large number of Bhandari population especially in Ratnagiri, Sawantwadi, Goa, Karwar. Most of them trace their ancestry from this region though they have migrated to many places their Kuldevta and Kuldevi temples are in and around Goa and Konkan.
There are many Bhandaris who today are part of the East Indian Catholic Christian community from Mumbai region.
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