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CHAURASIA word has been originated from ancient INDIAN Vedas which refers basically a Brahmin community in INDIA, CHAURASIA word inherits from a vedic word 'chaturashiitah' which refers eighty four in sansakrita .In ancient INDIA according to the Hindu mythology it is believed that there are eighty four thousands Yonis(breeds,Types) of Gods existing in this universe.Every species which exist on Earth belong to a particular Yoni . At later stage and for easy pronunciation it transformed as 'Chaurasia' (A hindi equivalent refers eighty four in english)
A famous story behind the birth of this word states that once all dev gans (Devtas,Gods) assembled on Earth at a place called 'Naumi Sharayan' to perform some auspicious ceremony, and while they were approaching back to 'Bakunthya Dham' (Heaven) they all started feeling thirsty due to extreme heat on earth when a particular community came forward and quenched their thirst by serving them Beatles leaf .Impressed by their hospitality, the Devtas not only blessed them but also honoured them by gifting the title 'CHAURASIA' . According to the Baudhâyanas'rauta-sûtra CHAURASIA's belong to Kashyapa, Some believe that they belong to ,So there are many beliefs about Gotras .
In recent days people of this community are employed in a variety of occupations (some also refers themselves as 'Vaishya' i.e. traders)and their religious traditions and culture are becoming less of a factor in daily life.
Gotras
The Chaurasia community belong to the following Gotras which are all Brahmin Gotras - Kashyapa - Bhardwaj - Shandliya
Demographics
Chaurasia community is densly settled in states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Punjab, Maharashtra, West Bengal and scacely populated in other parts of India. Also there is a good population of Chaurasia's in Nepal settled there for several generations and are actively participating in Nepali Politics.
Modern day Chaurasia generation are settled all over the world specially in parts of UAE, Middle East, USA and Canada.
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