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After opening the link, in the keyword section, write Gowari . Rest of the criteria, you've to select as per your choice.
The link is here:
http://www.bandhan.com
To view details of some of the profiles, you need to register yourself at the respective sites.
More links are here:
http://jeevansangini.com/
http://gowarishadi.com
http://www.gowarisamaj.com/matrimony.php
Happy searching!
Please write comments...
Annual Meeting :
Every year, there is meeting of Gowari community at national level in Ulhasnagar/ Mumbai on last Sunday of December. Every Gowari is cordially invited there. It occurs at:
Adivasi Gowari Samaj Vikas Mandal
Ashtavinayak apartment, A block 572
section 25
Ulhasnagar, Dist Thane
Maharashtra
Adivasi Gowari Samaj Vikas Mandal
Ashtavinayak apartment, A block 572
section 25
Ulhasnagar, Dist Thane
Maharashtra
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Gowari or Govari (Marathi:गोवारी) is a Hindu caste/ ethnic tribal group predominantly living in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states of India.The detailed article on Gowari community has been compiled by me after research. Still, I feel that there's need to elaborate it further.
In case, you have more details, please feel free to let me know. I'll be happy to add them.
Make sure, you provide a reference to the details.
I'm doing this solely in the benefit of our community. So, I request you to publicise this blog page among the community people. The more you publicise it, the more will be the knowledge exchange and doubt clearing among people of the community. This is just to make a better understanding.
Thank you.
Jai Khodekhodvan!
Article on Gowari :
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Introduction
They are traditionally cattle herdsmen of Maharashtra (and are neither milk seller nor cow owner).Marathi is the mother tongue of most of Gowaris, and Hindi is of rest.
God of Gowari community is Shri Khodekhodvan.
Distribution
The maximum concentration of their population is in the districts of Nagpur and Gondia where they are around 50 thousand to 1 lakh.All the districts surrounding these two have population of 10 thousand to 50 thousand.
Traditions
Cow worshiping
Like all Hindus, cow is the most sacred animal for Gowaris, but she holds a more special place for them.On the next day of Diwali, there is a festival known as Govardhan Pooja/ Bali Pratipada. On this day, Gowaris decorate cows beautifully, special worshiping is done and blessings are asked for.
They also make a heap of cowdung which is considered sacred, in their yard, put durva and flowers into it.
Dhaal pooja
Dhaal pooja is a custom where Gowaris worship a dhaal (made of a long bamboo and more things) denoting deceased unmarried men or women of their family, which had unnatural death. This type of worshiping shows tribal roots of the community.Marriage system
Marriage within one’s clan is prohibited.Marriage between a boy and a girl whose maternal uncles belong to the same clan is not allowed.
Clans
ShendreChaudhary
Neware
Sahare
Chachane
Raut
Kohale
Ambedare
Waghade
Sonwane
Gajbe
Wagare
Chamlate
Mokashi
Padile
Botare
Yesansure
Nagose
Khekre (Kekade)
Kalsarpe
Mogre
Bhonde
Phunne (Funne)
Sarvare
Mankar
Bhoyar
Bhimate
Baglate
Dehare
Thakare
Bopache
etc.
Gowari Stampede
There had been a stampede during a protest in Nagpur on 23rd November 1994 when 114 people from Gowari community were killed and more than 500 were injured.A monument named as Gowari Shaheed Smarak has been built in Nagpur near Zero Milestone (the geographical centre of India) to commemorate those who died in this tragedy. Also the nearby flyover (Sitabuldi area, Nagpur) has been named Adivasi Gowari Shaheed flyover which is the longest in Nagpur.
Annual Meeting
Every year, there is meeting of Gowari community at national level in Ulhasnagar/ Mumbai on last Sunday of December. Every Gowari is cordially invited there. It occurs at:Adivasi Gowari Samaj Vikas Mandal
Ashtavinayak apartment, A block 572
section 25
Ulhasnagar, Dist Thane
Maharashtra
This article can also be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowari
