Gaur Brahmins

For the Southern Indians caste, see Goud.

Gaur Brahmin
Regions with significant populations
Haryana • Rajasthan • Western Uttar Pradesh • Madhya Pradesh • Delhi
Languages
Haryanvi • Rajasthani • Western Hindi
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Brahmins • Pancha Gauda • Garha

Gaur Brahmins (also spelled Gor, Gour, Gaud or Gauda) are a community of Brahmins in India. They are one of the five Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities that live north of the Vindhyas.[1][2]

  1. ^ James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z. Rosen. pp. 490–491. ISBN 9780823931804.
  2. ^ D. Shyam Babu and Ravindra S. Khare, ed. (2011). Caste in Life: Experiencing Inequalities. Pearson Education India. p. 168. ISBN 9788131754399.