Gotras and Ancestral Lineages

Agastya is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Agastya. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Angirasa is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Angirasa. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Atreya is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Atri. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Bharadwaja is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Bharadwaja. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Dhananjaya is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the Dhananjaya lineage named in Nepalese gotra records. Families may follow this tradition in different ways acr…

Garga is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Garga. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Gautama is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Gautama. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Ghritakaushika is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the Kaushika or Vishvamitra lineage. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities…

Kashyapa is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Kashyapa. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Kaundinya is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Kaundinya. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Kaushika is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Vishvamitra, also identified with the Kaushika line. Families may follow this tradition in different ways…

Mandavya is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Mandavya. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Maudgalya is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Mudgala. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Parashara is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Parashara. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Shandilya is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Shandilya. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Upamanyu is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Upamanyu. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Vasistha is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the sage Vasistha. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities and regions.

Vatsa is a Hindu gotra, or ancestral lineage, associated with the Vatsa lineage in the Bhrigu tradition. Families may follow this tradition in different ways across communities an…