Bhandari Caste - Gomantak Bhandari

Gomantak Bhandari

They are a similar community from the state of Goa and same social responsibilities . They also speak Marathi though culturally similar to Similar race of North Karnataka.Bhandaris are found densely in Karwar, They Speak Malvani Marathi- Konkani,They Worship Samadevi as their deity, Karwar has 2 main Sanghs, Karwar Taluka Bhandari Unnati Sangh & Uttar Kannada Zilla Bhandari Sangh.

Many surnames are named after their particular native places in the region or the villages where their Kuldevta or Kuldevi (family deity) is located. Common surnames include: Arekar, Aklekar, Bandiwadekar, Barde, Babrekar, Bagkar, Bhagat, Bhatkar, Bhosale, Birje, Borkar, Chaughule, Chavan, Dudalkar, Dudwadkar, Gawad, Haldankar, Hatiskar, Hodavadekar, Javkar, Jadhav, Joshi, Kalgutkar(Karangutkar), Kambli, Kamtekar, Karalkar, Karbhatkar, Kaysukar, Keer, Keni, Khatav, Khot, Kini, Kindalkar, Kolambkar, Koltharkar, Konkar, Malwankar, Manjrekar, Marlandkar, Mayekar, Maynak, Mhalsekar, Mithbavkar, More, Mungekar, Murkar, Nagwekar, Naik, Narvekar,Nawar, Padwal, Padwalakar, Pandji, Pandrekar, Parkar, Parsekar, Patrekar, Patekar,Patrekar, Patil, Pawaskar, Pednekar, Poyrekar, Rathiwdekar, Redkar, Ragji, Salgaokar, Sarmalkar, Shivalkar, Surve, Shedge, Shelatkar, Shetye, Shende, Salaskar, Shirodkar, Shirke, Somji, Tamse,Tandel, Tendulkar,Temkar,Tirodkar, Tondlekar, Todankar, Vengurlekar, Waradkar, Wairkar, Wakkar,Waingankar, Yesaji.

Prominent personalities of Karwar Bhandari Samaj were Pandu Putti Kolambkar, Salaskar, The Temple of Samadevi was built by Philanthropist Sri Pandu Putti Kolambkar was an inspiration of the Samadevi Temple Situated in Malvan way back in the beginning of the 19th century.