Uniyal
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Uniyal is a North India
n garhwali
brahmin
surname
, mostly used in the India
n state of Uttarakhand
. In Yamunotri
ritual duties such as the making and distribution of prasad
(Sacrament)(sanctified offerings) and the supervision of pujas (ritual venerations) are performed by the Uniyal family of pujaris (priests). They are considered high class brahmins and are part of top four (chauthogi) brahmins in garhwal i.e. uniyal, dangwal, dobhal, bahuguna
.
and jha
cousins came to Srinagar
Garhwal
from Darbangha (Mithila
) Bihar
. They are Maithil
brahmin
. Famous poet Vidyapati
and politician/economist Chanakya
(Kautilya) were their ancestors. They were granted jagir
at Oni, patti Idwalsuie, The origin of Mannori's is Oni Village. Ojha
and Jha
of two gotra
s kashyapa and bharadvaja became as single caste Oniyal means the native of Oni village which later-on became Uniyal. Later on some families moved to Roomdhar (in Patti-Khas- Chandrabadani near Hindolakhal)and JALED:the Jaled is an ancient village of Kashyapgaotriy Uniyals where the Sidhapeeth is situated in Patti Makhalogi-Dharakriya.Jaled also known the Janani and janmabhoomi/ mother and mother land of all uniyal of Patti Makhalogi, Dharakriya,Bamund,Udaikot,Manyar,Sarjyula (all around of Chamba & New Tehri )of Tehri Garhwal. The divine Maa Bhagwati/Maa Rajarajeshwari is the Kuldevi, or family deity, of all Uniyal, Oja, Jha and Dravidian Brahmins. Uniyals also settled in the village amaldu & village Amkot of pauri garhwal district.
The best of all are in Kaphna and in jaled.
In Pauri
Garhwal
and upper Tehri
Garhwal
mostly uniyals are bharadvaja. Whereas in lower Tehri
Garhwal
they are kashyapa, settled in villages of Tehri-Garhwal.
Uniyals are mostly spread in the valleys of Pauri and Tehri District. There "Isht" Ritual or Communal God is "Rajrajshwari Devi". The Rajrajeshwari temple is situated in Dewalgarh near Srinagar Garhwal. Priest of this temple is still Uniyals.
A 16th century famous temple of Raj- Rajeshwari (Durga) built in a two storied form is at Dewalgarh. The temple today is partially ruined but is of great importance. Kangda King Dewal established Dewalgarh in 14th century. Deity of Satyanarayan, Bhairav and Stone written document (inscriptions) of Panwar rulers Ajaypal and Manshah are also here. A fair is held every year in the month of April in Dewalgarh. It is 17 km away from Srinagar on Bughani- Srinagar road. However 9 km long trek still exist.
North India
North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
n garhwali
Garhwali
The Garhwali language is a Central Pahari language belonging to the Northern Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. It is primarily spoken by the Garhwali people who are from the north-western Garhwal Division of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas.The Central Pahari...
brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, mostly used in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...
. In Yamunotri
Yamunotri
Yamunotri is the source of the Yamuna River and the seat of the Goddess Yamuna in Hinduism. It is situated at an altitude of in the Garhwal Himalayas and located approximately North of Uttarkashi, the headquarters of the Uttarkashi district in the Garhwal Division of Uttarakhand, India...
ritual duties such as the making and distribution of prasad
Prasad
Prasād is a mental condition of generosity, as well as a material substance that is first offered to a deity and then consumed...
(Sacrament)(sanctified offerings) and the supervision of pujas (ritual venerations) are performed by the Uniyal family of pujaris (priests). They are considered high class brahmins and are part of top four (chauthogi) brahmins in garhwal i.e. uniyal, dangwal, dobhal, bahuguna
Bahuguna
Bahuguna is an Indian surname common in Uttrakhand in northern India.According to the family history, the land of Odali village was purchased by ancestors from a lady of Dungri Village. According to the book Bahuguna Vansh Charit written by Dr...
.
History/Origin
In 839 AD. Jayanand and Vijayanand two ojhaOjha
The term Ojha is a surname for Saraswat Brahmin and Saryu Pareen\Kanyakubj Brahmin castes of India and Nepal. The term is used amongst speakers of Hindi, Oriya and Bengali, as well as amongst the Santhals. This term has been derived from Sanskrit over time. Literal translations vary, but one such...
and jha
Jha
Jha or JHA may refer to:* Jha , a surname of India & Nepal* Job Hazard Analysis, another term for Job Safety Analysis* Justice and Home Affairs, the former name for a pillar of the European Union; see Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Mattersjha is a surname which show the cast brahmin...
cousins came to Srinagar
Srinagar
Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...
Garhwal
Garhwal Kingdom
Garhwal Kingdom was a princely state in north-western Uttarakhand, India, ruled by the Panwar dynasty. It was founded in 888 AD and existed until it was annexed by the Gorkhas in 1803...
from Darbangha (Mithila
Mithila
Mithila was a city in Ancient India, the capital of the Videha Kingdom. The name Mithila is also commonly used to refer to the Videha Kingdom itself, as well as to the modern-day territories that fall within the ancient boundaries of Videha...
) Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
. They are Maithil
Maithil
Maithil properly means the native speaker of Maithili language, and includes all the natives of Mithila. They are natives of some districts south of the Ganges near Bhagalpur and Monghyr, most of North Bihar and adojining Terai of Nepal. All castes living in Mithila and speaking Maithili are Maithils...
brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
. Famous poet Vidyapati
Vidyapati
Vidyapati Thakur , also known by the sobriquet Maithil Kavi Kokil was a Maithili poet and a Sanskrit writer. He was born in the village of Bishphi in Madhubani district of Bihar state, India. He was son of Ganapati...
and politician/economist Chanakya
Chanakya
Chānakya was a teacher to the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta , and the first Indian emperor generally considered to be the architect of his rise to power. Traditionally, Chanakya is also identified by the names Kautilya and VishnuGupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise...
(Kautilya) were their ancestors. They were granted jagir
Jagir
In historic India, a jagir was a small territory granted by the ruler to an army chieftain in fairly short terms usually of three years but not extending beyond his lifetime, in recognition of his military service...
at Oni, patti Idwalsuie, The origin of Mannori's is Oni Village. Ojha
Ojha
The term Ojha is a surname for Saraswat Brahmin and Saryu Pareen\Kanyakubj Brahmin castes of India and Nepal. The term is used amongst speakers of Hindi, Oriya and Bengali, as well as amongst the Santhals. This term has been derived from Sanskrit over time. Literal translations vary, but one such...
and Jha
Jha
Jha or JHA may refer to:* Jha , a surname of India & Nepal* Job Hazard Analysis, another term for Job Safety Analysis* Justice and Home Affairs, the former name for a pillar of the European Union; see Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Mattersjha is a surname which show the cast brahmin...
of two gotra
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
s kashyapa and bharadvaja became as single caste Oniyal means the native of Oni village which later-on became Uniyal. Later on some families moved to Roomdhar (in Patti-Khas- Chandrabadani near Hindolakhal)and JALED:the Jaled is an ancient village of Kashyapgaotriy Uniyals where the Sidhapeeth is situated in Patti Makhalogi-Dharakriya.Jaled also known the Janani and janmabhoomi/ mother and mother land of all uniyal of Patti Makhalogi, Dharakriya,Bamund,Udaikot,Manyar,Sarjyula (all around of Chamba & New Tehri )of Tehri Garhwal. The divine Maa Bhagwati/Maa Rajarajeshwari is the Kuldevi, or family deity, of all Uniyal, Oja, Jha and Dravidian Brahmins. Uniyals also settled in the village amaldu & village Amkot of pauri garhwal district.
The best of all are in Kaphna and in jaled.
In Pauri
Pauri
Pauri is a city and a municipal board in Pauri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.-Geography:Pauri is located at...
Garhwal
Garhwal Kingdom
Garhwal Kingdom was a princely state in north-western Uttarakhand, India, ruled by the Panwar dynasty. It was founded in 888 AD and existed until it was annexed by the Gorkhas in 1803...
and upper Tehri
Tehri
Tehri is a city and a municipal board in Tehri Garhwal District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative seat of Tehri Garhwal District.-History:...
Garhwal
Garhwal Kingdom
Garhwal Kingdom was a princely state in north-western Uttarakhand, India, ruled by the Panwar dynasty. It was founded in 888 AD and existed until it was annexed by the Gorkhas in 1803...
mostly uniyals are bharadvaja. Whereas in lower Tehri
Tehri
Tehri is a city and a municipal board in Tehri Garhwal District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative seat of Tehri Garhwal District.-History:...
Garhwal
Garhwal Division
Garhwal is the north-western region and administrative division of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand which is home to the Garhwali people. Lying in the Himalayas, It is bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Kumaon region, on the south by Uttar Pradesh state, and on the north-west by...
they are kashyapa, settled in villages of Tehri-Garhwal.
Uniyals are mostly spread in the valleys of Pauri and Tehri District. There "Isht" Ritual or Communal God is "Rajrajshwari Devi". The Rajrajeshwari temple is situated in Dewalgarh near Srinagar Garhwal. Priest of this temple is still Uniyals.
A 16th century famous temple of Raj- Rajeshwari (Durga) built in a two storied form is at Dewalgarh. The temple today is partially ruined but is of great importance. Kangda King Dewal established Dewalgarh in 14th century. Deity of Satyanarayan, Bhairav and Stone written document (inscriptions) of Panwar rulers Ajaypal and Manshah are also here. A fair is held every year in the month of April in Dewalgarh. It is 17 km away from Srinagar on Bughani- Srinagar road. However 9 km long trek still exist.
Uniyal Villages
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- AmalduAmalduAmaldu is a small village in the patti - dabralsyun of Pauri Garhwal district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is a small village full of scenic beauty. People here are all mostly priest of the surrounding villages, whose residents are called jajmaans and Uniyals as pundits...
- Amkot
- BairolaBairolaBairola is a village in the quili patti of Tehri Garhwal district of the Uttarakhand state of India where Uniyal brahmins live....
- Khalainch-khalkhandegri-theri gharwal
- Bangoli
- Barsoli-Patakhal
- Bhadali
- Bhattwari- Patti Nailchami
- Bughani srinagar garwal
- ChakaChakaChaka may refer to:* Shaka , Zulu chieftain* Chaka , a Turkic tribe* Chaka , a yogurt-based cheese popular in Afghanistan and Tajikistan* Chaka of Smyrna 11th Century emir...
- Dadoor
- Dhuret
- GarhBadongaon
- GarhGwarh
- Garhench
- Ghunti
- VeenaGhuttu- Veniram Uniyal
- Godumu
- Gwar,Maniyar (Chamba)
- Hadiyana-Hulana Khaal
- Jakh-Jaspur
- Jaledh
- Jaoul
- Jaspur-Jakh
- Jhaknidhar
- Jhirkoti
- Jol tehri garhwal(baimund patti)
- Kahandkari
- Kaphna
- Kemarigaon
- Koldhar
- MathisariMathisariMathisari is an Indian, Uniyal village situated near Jaled and Bangoli, located in the Uttarakhand district. It's the site of the Devi Rajrajeshwari Temple....
- Marora patti banelsaun, Pauri Garhwal
- Maikoti In Rudraprayag distt
- Naicholi
- Nona chamoli
- Oni
- Pangar
- Pathiyana
- Piphalti
- Roomdhar
- Rweenti
- SrinagarSrinagar, UttarakhandFor other uses, see Srinagar .Srinagar is the biggest town in garhwal and a municipal board in Pauri Garhwal District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.-Geography:...
- Supgna
- Tingri
- Chai Damrara, Uttarakhand
- Amaldu