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PRAVARAIn Hindu
tradition,
a Pravara is
a system of identity, also called as a family line. Pravaras are of a
particular Brahmin's descendent starts from ancient rishi who
are belonged to their gotra,
also called as clan.The
Pravara has been vastly used in defining one's ancestry. In Vedic
ritual, the importance of the pravara would be recited, "As a
descendant of worthy ancestors, I am a fit and proper person to do
the act which I am performing." Generally, there are three, five
or seven pravaras. The sacred thread yajnopavita worn
on u..
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