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| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh • Madhya Pradesh • Bihar • Chhattisgarh Fiji • Mauritius • Suriname • Trinidad and Tobago • Guyana | |
| Languages | |
| First languages – Hindi •Awadhi • Bhojpuri Second languages – Hindustani • Maithili Fijian Hindi • Mauritian Bhojpuri • Caribbean Hindustani • English | |
| Religion | |
 Hinduism (100%) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kanyakubja Brahmins • Jujhautiya Brahmin • Sanadhya Brahmin |
Saryuparin Brahmins, also known as Sarvarya Brahmins, Sarvapar Brahmins or Saryupareeya Brahmins, are a subcaste of the Kanyakubja Brahmins native to the eastern plain of the Sarayu, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
The Saryupareen generally dwell in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, with most of them concentrated in the eastern region of Uttar Pradesh known as Purvanchal. There are also minority Saryupareen communities in Mauritius, where Bhojpuri is a commonly spoken language, and the Caribbean.
Origin
According to the legend of the origin of Sarayupareen Brahmins, the majority of Kanyakubja Brahmins were not willing to perform the Yajnopavita purification ritual for Lord Rama, or accept food and gifts in return, due to Rama having committed Brahmahatya by killing Ravana, who was a Brahmin. Lord Hanuman brought sixteen young Kanyakubja Brahman boys to perform the thread ceremony and purification ritual of Rama in Ayodhya. They were fed and gifts were offered to them, after which the boys were taken back to Kanyakubja by Hanuman, where their clan and family refused to accept them. Therefore they settled on the bank of the river Saryu. According to another legend, the Brahmin brought from Kanyakubja were adults and experts in ritualistic performances. Among them, Brahmins of Garga, Gautam and Shandilya gotras were appointed as Udgata, Aghwarya and Brahma, respectively. Therefore, these Gotras are considered most prominent alongside Kashyap and Bharadwaj, among Saryupareens.
References
- People of India: Uttar Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. 2005. ISBN 978-81-7304-114-3.
- People of India: Uttar Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. 2005. ISBN 978-81-7304-114-3.
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