Saryupareen Brahmin
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Saryupareen Brahmins are North Indian Brahmins who reside on the eastern plain of the Saryu River. These Brahmins are divided into three categories—the home of 3, the home of 13 and the home of 16.
The home of 3 consists of disciples of three gotras: Garga, Gautam, and Shandilya; the Garga rishi and his disciples were the first to study Yajurveda in their ashrams. After that, Gautam rishi and Shandilya rishi also started to study Yajurveda and Samveda in their ashrams. The home of 3 is the most highly regarded amongst Saryupareen Brahmins. Later, 13 other rishis started teaching other branches of the Hindu vedas in their ashrams; their disciples are known as the home of 13.
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