Dadheech brahmins

The dadheech brahmins are the descendents of rishi Dadhichi who is said to have sacrificed his bones for making of the vajra, the mythological weapon created to kill the demon vritra /virtrasur.They are found in abundance in rajasthan and haryana. A temple of his sister dadimati is there at village- goth manglod district- nagaur state- rajasthan, country- india.They are athervedi & shaivaite brahmins and atherveda is composed by them.
Sharma,Joshi, dayama,dadhich are some common family names of them.

common gotras of dadheech brahmins

1.Gautam

2.Vatsa

3.Bhardwaj

4.bhargav

5.Kotchs

6.kashyapa

7.shandilya

8.Atriya

9.parashar

10.Kapil

11.garg

12.mama turned into maleccha's

The symbol of vajra is also engraved on the param vir chakra,the highest medal of honour given by the government of india to the soldiers who show extra ordinary bravery on the battle field.

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