Garhwali brahmin sub-caste from Uttarakhand, India
Sarola\Saryul\Serul
Classification
Brahmin
Religions
Hinduism
Languages
Garhwali
Populated states
Uttarakhand, India
Related groups
Garhwali people
Sarola Brahmin, also called Saryul and Serul are Garhwali Brahmins from Uttarakhand, India.[1] Sarola Brahmins were the earliest authenticated Brahmin castes in the then small Garhwal Kingdom 1200 years ago. The capital of this kingdom was Chandpur Garhi and twelve castes of Brahmins settled in twelve villages surrounding the capital. Each of this Brahmin faction have their own Kuladevata or Kuladevi. They settled as rajpurohits, royal astrologers, priests, cooks, gurus, and as royal advisors. Along with this they were also designated the task of cooking food on auspicious occasions and also on royal occasions by the King of Garhwal, thus named "Sarola" (Garhwali for cook). These twelve villages were collectively known as "Bara Than" meaning "Barah Sthan", and the Brahmins living in these villages were known as "Sarola" Brahmins.[2]
^Ram, Pati (1916). Garhwal: Ancient and Modern. Army Press. pp. 82–83 – via Google Books.
^Gerald Duane Berreman (1972). Hindus of the Himalayas Ethnography and Change. University of California Press. p. 183. ISBN 9780520014237 – via Google Books.
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