gotrakarins

What Are The 49 Gotras? They are (1) Shandilya, (2) Gautama Maharishi, (3) Bharadwaja, (4) Vishvamitra, (5) Jamadagni, (6) Vashista, (7) Kashyapa and (8) Atri . To this list, Agastya is also sometimes added. What is your gotra? In the prevalent belief system, a ‘gotra’ defines a clan that traces its ancestry to one of