Daivajna surnames and Gotras

'''Daivajna''' community hails from western coast of India, predominantly from Goa, coastal Karnataka, coastal Maharashtra.
{{main|Daivajna}}
Study of old Portuguese,Marathi,Kannada,Konkani documents found in Goa reveals that Daivajnas did not use any surnames in past,an honorific title ''Shresthin'' was used by all instead,which is written as ''Chatim,Xetim,Xete'' in Portuguese and ''Setthi'' in Konkani and Marathi.During inquisition period they migrated to different places and just to distinguish themselves they started using their village name.
Most of the surnames now,amongst them denote their original place of inhabitance in [[Goa]] and other places in [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]] where they settled after they migrated from Goa.
==Gotras and surnames==
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|+'''Gotras and surnames of Gomantak Daivajnas,Konkanasth Daivajnas and Kanara Daivajnas<ref>[http://www.daivajna.org/daivajna/html/Daivajna-Gotras.html Daivajna Gotras]</ref><ref>"Gotravali" published by "Date Panchang",Date's Almanac Pvt Ltd,[[Solapur]],India [http://www.datepanchang.com Date Panchang online]</ref>:'''
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!align="center"|Gotra
!align="center"|[[Surname]]
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|align="center"|[[Bharadwaj]]
|align="center"|Arkasali,Belekar,Karekar,Salkar,Chodankar,Nagzarkar,Nagvekar,Walke,Kadnekar,[[Shett|Shet]],Bhat</br>
Jathar,Mashelkar,Chonkar,Taar,Vernekar,Madkaikar,Netalkar,Pawaskar,Palankar,Vaidya</br>
Tanksali,Narvekar,Chindarkar,Malankar,Belvalkar,Dhotre,Talwadekar,Hate,Hatkar,Pendurkar<br />Jamsandekar,kotkar,Urankar
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|align="center"|[[Kaushika]]
|align="center"|Raikar,Revankar,Patankar,Ghantwal,Shet,Bhatt,Rao,Gangoli,Karekar,Chattim</br>
Daivajna,Lotlikar,Shirodkar,Shigaokar,Kolgaonkar,Kshirsagar,Bavdekar,Madan,Kudalkar,Ajarekar</br>
Bhide,Wadvikar,Upalekar,Guhagarkar,Mirkar,Giridhar,Mondkar,Wadekar,Pednekar
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|align="center"|[[Vatsa]]
|align="center"|Bandivadekar,Sangodkar,Vittalkar,Raikar,Ramamurthy,Yellan,Revankar,Shet,Rao,Bhatt</br>
Kudtarkar,Nagvekar,Nagwekar,Nasnodkar,Vaigankar,Parulekar,Chandgadkar,Phanasgaokar,Mathkar
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|align="center"|[[Kaundinya (disambiguation)|Kaundinya]]
|align="center"|Lotlikar,Chattim,Shet,Revankar,Nasnodkar,Vedak,Potdar,Anjarlekar,Lavekar,Barvekar</br>
Dhamapurkar,Modak,Gadkari,Madgavkar,Rangnekar,Achrekar
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|align="center"|[[Kashyapa]]
|align="center"|Anvekar,Karekar,Vernekar,Kolvekar,Pingulkar,Kerkar,Nagvekar,Daivajna,Shet,Bhatt</br>
Mitkar,Shete,Saitwadekar,Zunzarrao,Satoskar,Harchekar,Teregaokar,Malpekar
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|align="center"|[[Vasishta]]
|align="center"|Achrekar,Pednekar,Chattim,Haldankar,Nagvekar,Nasnodkar,Raikar,Dhargalkar,Powale,Mahajan,Chindarkar</br>
Navghare,Gujrati,Mangaokar,Vagal,Kushte,Khedekar,Masurkar,Dabholkar,Satghare,Dighaskar,Goregaokar
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|align="center"|[[Jamadagni]]
|align="center"|Verlekar,Deorukhkar,Chattim,Chandane,Dhotre,Chindarkar,Dehrekar,Kashikar,Potdar
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|align="center"|[[Vishwamitra]]
|align="center"|Baikerikar,Bhatt,Shekejan,Kurdikar,Shet,Kurdikar,Shejwadkar,Revankar,Mankame</br>Ambavane
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|align="center"|[[Gautam]]
|align="center"|Agaskar,Haldanlkar,Tanksali,Tanksalkar,Shirgaokar,Vaidya
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|align="center"|[[Atri]]
|align="center"|Bandodkar,Sangodkar,Vernekar,Neelavar,Shet,Bhat,Rao,Haldankar,Khandeparkar,Borkar</br>
Cchapwale
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|align="center"|Kutsa
|align="center"|Shirodkar
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|align="center"|Sanaga
|align="center"|Aryamane,Dandekar
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|align="center"|Saankhyayana
|align="center"|Palshetkar
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|align="center"|Pradnya,Pratna
|align="center"|Palshetkar,Pitale
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|align="center"|Sanjaya
|align="center"|Bhurke,
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|align="center"|Kaustubha
|align="center"|Talwadekar
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|align="center"|Bhargava;Bhrigu
|align="center"|Narvekar,Narkar,Adurkar
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|align="center"|Shandilya
|align="center"|Karekar,Murkute,Shankarshet,Ovalekar
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|align="center"|Vishwagni
|align="center"|Ghosalkar
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|align="center"|Abhuvana;Abhavana
|align="center"|Wadekar,Sane,Chiplunkar
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|align="center"|Savita
|align="center"|Pitale,Potdar,Murudkar
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|align="center"|Sanatana
|align="center"|Mankame
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|align="center"|Parashara
|align="center"|Potdar,Dhonde,Daivadnya
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|align="center"|Surya
|align="center"|Velnekar
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|align="center"|Sauparna;Suparna
|align="center"|Amrute,Bandiwadekar,Karekar,Vedpathak,Kale,Potdar,Patankar,Dhotre,Chachad,Hate
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|align="center"|Sanaka
|align="center"|Tonkar,Chonkar,Dandekar,Rajpurkar,Rajapurkar,Atyamane
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|align="center"|Karmani
|align="center"|Potdar
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== Gotravali and Kuldevtas of Gomantak Daivajna Brahmins<ref> "Hindu Temples and deities",Pages-42,34,79,by Rui Pereira Gomes
</ref><ref>"Gomantak Pranruti and Sanskruti",Part-1,,Page-223 by B.D.Satoskar</ref><ref name="Sanjay Revankar">{{cite web|url=http://www.daivajna.org/daivajna/asp/directory.asp|title=directory|language=English|accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref> ==
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|+ '''Surnames,Gotras and Kuldevtas'''
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!align="center"|Identifying Village Name or title
!align="center"|Ancestral village
!align="center"|Other surnames used by the clan in Karnataka and Konkan division of Maharashtra
!align="center"|Gotra
!align="center"|[[Kuldevta]]
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|align="center"|[[Karekar]]<ref>"Goa: Hindu temples and deities" By Rui Gomes Pereira, Antonio Victor Couto,Page-82</ref>
|align="center"|[[Chorao|Karai/Caraim/Care/Carpea]] in [[Tiswadi]],Goa
|align="center"|Kalghatgi,Kalghatkar,Padgaokar,Kanbaragi,Salelkar
|align="center"|Bharadwaj, Kashyap,Koushik,[[Shandilya]]
|align="center"|Shree Gajantlakshmi Ravalnath, [[Mashel]] Goa
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|align="center"|Chodankar
|align="center"|[[chorao|Chodna]] in [[Tiswadi]] ,Goa
|align="center"|Walke,Kadnekar,Shet,Bhat,Jathar,Mashelkar,Chonkar
|align="center"|Bharadwaj
|align="center"|Shree [[Lakshmi]] Ravalnath, Marcela Goa
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|align="center"|Verlekar
|align="center"|Verla in [[Bardez|Bardes]],Goa
|align="center"|Chattim,Chandane
|align="center"|Jamdagni
|align="center"|Shree [[Shantadurga]] Verlekarin Panchayatan Mashel, Goa
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|align="center"|Revankar
|align="center"|[[Rivona]] in [[Quepem]], Goa
|align="center"|Shet,Bhat,Rao
|align="center"|Koushik(Kaunsa), Vatsa ,Vishwamitra,Koundinya
|align="center"|Shree Vimaleshwer, Rivona Goa
|- style="background:whitesmoke;"
|align="center"|Raikar<ref>"A socio-cultural history of Goa from the Bhojas to the Vijayanagara By Vithal Raghavendra Mitragotri",Page-146</ref>
|align="center"|[[Raia (village)|Ray]] is [[Salcete|Sashti]],Goa
|align="center"|Shet,Bhat,Rao,Patankar,Sambrekar,Kannikar,Ghantwal</br>Sonawadekar,Maldikar,Malwankar,Malankar,Malandkar
|align="center"|Koushik,Vasishtha,Vatsa,Bhardwaj
|align="center"|Shree [[Kamakshi]] Rayeshwar, Shiroda Goa
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|align="center"|Pednekar
|align="center"|[[Pernem|Pedne]] in [[North Goa]]
|align="center"|Chattim
|align="center"|Vasishtha
|align="center"|Shree Ravalnath Bhagvati Pernem Goa
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|align="center"|Haldonkar
|align="center"|[[Aldona|Haldona]] in Bardes,Goa
|align="center"|Chattim
|align="center"|Atri,Gautama,Vasishtha
|align="center"|Shree Bhagvati Halodnkarin, [[Khandola]] Goa
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|align="center"|Lotlikar
|align="center"|[[Loutolim|Lolti]] in Sashti,Goa
|align="center"|Shet,Bhat,Rao,Chattim
|align="center"|Koundinya,Koushik
|align="center"|Shree Vetal [[ramnathi|Ramnath]] ,[[Ramnathi]] Goa
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|align="center"|Vernekar
|align="center"|[[Verna, Goa|Verna]] in Sashti,Goa
|align="center"|Shet,Bhat,Rao,Himbale
|align="center"|Atri,Kashyap,Bharadwaj
|align="center"|Shree Santeri [[Mahalasa]],[[Mardol]]/Verna Goa
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|align="center"|Nagveker
|align="center"|[[Nagoa]] or Nagvhay in Verna village(Sashti),Goa
|align="center"|Shet,Bhat,Rao
|align="center"|Bharadwaj,Vatsa,Kashyap,Vasishtha
|align="center"|Shree [[Narayana|Lakshminarayan]] Nagesh [[Mahamaya]],[[Ankola]] [[Karnataka]]
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|align="center"|Nagwekar
|align="center"|[[Nagoa]] or Nagvhay in Verna village(Sashti),Goa Or Ankola
|align="center"|Nagwekar
|align="center"|Vatsa,Kashyap
|align="center"|Shree [[Narayana|Lakshminarayan Mahamaya]],[[Ankola]] [[Karnataka]]
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|align="center"|Bandodkar<ref>[shrinagesh.org/mahajans.html Shree Nagesh Sansthan ,Goa on-line portal]</ref>
|align="center"|[[Nagoa]] or Nagvhay in Verna village(Sashti),Goa and then later [[Bandora (town)|Bandora]] in [[Ponda]],Goa
|align="center"|Mankame,[[Acharekar]],Shett,Halgekar,Masurekar
|align="center"|Vatsa, Atri
|align="center"|Shree Nagesh, Bandivade Goa
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|align="center"|Sangodkar<ref>[http://shantadurga.bizland.com/ Shantadurga Sangodkarin on-line portal]</ref>
|align="center"|[[Sangolda]] in Bardes,Goa
|align="center"|Chattim
|align="center"|Vatsa, Atri
|align="center"|Shree Shantadurga Sangodkarin Panchyata, Sangolda Goa
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|align="center"|Shirodkar
|align="center"|[[Socorro (Serula)|Shirvade]] or [[Porvorim]] in Bardes ,Goa
|align="center"|Chattim
|align="center"|Koushik,Kutsa
|align="center"|Shree Vetal, Mulgaon Goa
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|align="center"|Kudtarkar
|align="center"|[[Curtorim|Kudtari]] in Sashti ,Goa
|align="center"|Shet,Bhat,Rao,Vittalkar,Raikar,Ramamurthy,Yellan
|align="center"|Vatsa(also Vaccha in Konkani),Kondinya
|align="center"|Shree Shantadurga Chamundeshwari Kudtari Mahamaya Goa
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|align="center"|Salkar
|align="center"|[[sal|Saal]] in Bardes ,Goa
|align="center"|~
|align="center"|Bharadwaj
|align="center"|Shree Gajantlakshmi, Marcela Goa
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|align="center"|Shirodkar
|align="center"|[[Shiroda]] in Ponda ,Goa
|align="center"|Shet,Bhat,Rao,Anvekar,Vakalkar,Kagalkar,Gangoli
|align="center"|Kashyap
|align="center"|Shree Ravalnath [[Shiv]]nath Mahamaya, Shiroda Goa
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|align="center"|Khandeparkar
|align="center"|[[Khandepar]] in Ponda ,Goa
|align="center"|~
|align="center"|Atri
|align="center"|Shree Shantadurga Khandekarin, Khandepar Goa
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|align="center"|Kurdekar
|align="center"|[[Curdi|Kurdi]] in [[Sanguem]],Goa
|align="center"|Shet,Bhat,Rao,Shejekan,Shejwadkar,Baikerikar
|align="center"|Vishwamitra
|align="center"|Shree Someshwar, Rivona Goa /Gokarna Karnataka
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|align="center"|Madkaikar
|align="center"|[[Colva]] in Sashti then to [[Madkai]] in Ponda,Goa
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|align="center"|Bharadwaj
|align="center"|Shree [[durga|Navdurga]] [[Mahalakshmi]] Goa
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|align="center"|Nasnodkar
|align="center"|[[Nachinola|Nasnoda]] in Bardes ,Goa
|align="center"|Kudalkar
|align="center"|Vatsa,Vasishtha,Koundinya
|align="center"|Shree Ravalgahdi Panchayatana,Advalpal,Goa
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|align="center"|Kolvekar
|align="center"|[[Colva]] in Sashti,Goa
|align="center"|Shet,Bhatt
|align="center"|Koushika,Kashyap
|align="center"|Mahalakshmi Baleshwar,Bandora Goa
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|align="center"|Neturlikar
|align="center"|[[Netravali]] in Sanguem,Goa
|align="center"|Netalkar,Pauskar,Shet,Daivajna
|align="center"|Bharadwaj
|align="center"|Shree Shanteri, Neturli Goa/ Sunkeri([[Karwar]])
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|align="center"|Palankar

|align="center"|No information available

|align="center"|Shet,Bhat,Daivajna

|align="center"|Bharadwaj

|align="center"|Betal (no information available AbOUT the temple)

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|align="center"|Nagzarkar
|align="center"|Nagzar in Pernem ,Goa
|align="center"|Shet
|align="center"|Bharadwaj
|align="center"|Shree Mulveer,Pernem
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|align="center"|Borkar
|align="center"|[[Benaulim]],then [[Borim]] in Ponda Taluka
|align="center"|~
|align="center"|Atri
|align="center"|Shree Navadurga,Borim
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|align="center"|Kolvalkar
|align="center"|Kolval,Goa
|align="center"|Anvekar
|align="center"|Kashyap
|align="center"|Shree Swayambhu Rameshwar,Anav,Kudal Maharashtra
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|align="center"|Dhargalkar
|align="center"|Dhargal ,Pernem Goa
|align="center"|~
|align="center"|Vasishtha
|align="center"|Shree Shantadurga,Dhargal
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|align="center"|Pingulkar
|align="center"|Kerim ,Pernem Goa
|align="center"|Kerkar<ref>Information provided by Mr Subodh Kerkar</ref>
|align="center"|Kashyap
|align="center"|Shree Ravalnath,Keri
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|align="center"|Shigaokar
|align="center"|Shigaon,Goa
|align="center"|~
|align="center"|Koushik
|align="center"|Shree Santeri Devi,Shigaon ,Dabal Goa
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|align="center"|Tanksali
|align="center"|No information available
|align="center"|Tanksalkar,Shirgaonkar
|align="center"|Bharadwaj,Gautama
|align="center"|Layirai devi,Shiragon Goa
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|align="center"|Narvekar
|align="center"|Narve(Naroa),Goa
|align="center"|Narkar
|align="center"|Bhargav,Bharadwaj
|align="center"|Shree [[Saptakoteshwar]],Naroa Goa
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==Footnotes==
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==References==
*Karnāṭakātīl Ṛgvedī Daivajña brāhmaṇāncī gotrāvalī published by "Date Panchang",Date's Almanac Pvt Ltd,[[Solapur]],India
*Gazatter of the Bombay presidency,Kanara district
*''The Tribes and Castes of Bombay By Reginald Edward Enthoven''
*"Goa" By Kumar Suresh Singh, Pra. Pā Śiroḍakara, H. K. Mandal, Anthropological Survey of India,Page-65
* "Gomant Kalika"(monthly),published by Kalika Prakashan Vishwast Mandal
* "Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti" by B.D. Satoskar,published by Shubhada Publication
* "Hindu Temples and deities" by Rui Pereira Gomes
* "Gotravali" published by "Date Panchang"
* "Daivadnya Sandesh",Published by akhil Bharatiya Daivadnya Samajonnati Parishat
*[http://www.daivajna.org Community homepage]
*[http://www.daivajna.net Daivajna Community]</small>

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