Humad
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Humad is the name of an ancient Jain community originally from Rajasthan, India. Their traditional center is Pratapgarh, Rajasthan
, Dungarpur
and Sagwada region, often called Vagad
(or Raidesh), in Rajasthan. They mainly follow the Digambar Jain tradition.
They are divided into 18 gotras.
They are mainly found in MP, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
In Maharashtra, they are said to have arrived during establishment of the Maratha rule in Surat. The famous industrial house Walchand Hirachand
belongs to this community.
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Khedbrahma, where an ancient step-well (bawadi) exists, is sometimes regarded to be the original center of the Humads. According to a legend, each statue in the step-well is associated one Humad clan.,
One branch of visa humad is sojitra sambha visa mevada digmber jain. They migrated from Bhatevar Rajsthan to Sojitra district Anand at time of muslims attack on Mevad. They spread in 64 villages of Charotar, Vakal and Kanam areas in Gujarat. Main centre of Panch at Sojitra. There are 4 temples at Sojitra; 1.SHRI NEMINATHJI[MAIN] 2.SHRI SHANTINATHJI 3.SHRI CHINTAMANIPARSWAPRABHU 4.SHRI PARSWANATHJI AND SHRI SASANDEVIMATAJI [KULDEVI OF VISA MEVADA]. Visa Mevada Samaj Gotras are Paras, Gangotri, Varchhs, Parasar, Padmavati, Nandi, Nandisar, Hansh, Atre, Nageshwar, Vashisht, Kashyap, Gautam, Bhadreshwar, Kamleshwar, Ambica, Bharatdwaj, Kankubol, Nagendra, Khiraju, Parijat, Bootmata, Kasliwal(23Nos.)[ reference: Parivardarshan of Shri Visa Mevada Digmber Jain Samaj 3rd edition]
Other humad in Gujarat:
42 dasha humad muni,
42 dasha humad mumukshu,
surat dasha humad,
surat visa humad,
dahod dasha humad,
bhavnagar dasha humad,
idar humad,
vijaynagar humad,
santram pur humad,
ray desh dsha humad.
Pratapgarh, Rajasthan
Pratapgarh, is a town in Rajasthan, India. It is the district headquarters of Pratapgarh district the newest District of Rajasthan. Famous for its Thewa art, the town is surrounded by tribal villages.- History :...
, Dungarpur
Dungarpur
Dungarpur is a city in the southernmost part of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dungarpur District. The rail line between Udaipur and Himatnagar in Gujarat runs through the town, shortest distance to the National Highway 8 from Dungapur town is...
and Sagwada region, often called Vagad
Vagad
Vagad is a region in southeastern Rajasthan state of western India. The major cities of the region are Dungarpur and Banswara, both princely states in 19th century....
(or Raidesh), in Rajasthan. They mainly follow the Digambar Jain tradition.
They are divided into 18 gotras.
They are mainly found in MP, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
In Maharashtra, they are said to have arrived during establishment of the Maratha rule in Surat. The famous industrial house Walchand Hirachand
Walchand Hirachand
Walchand Hirachand Doshi was an Indian industrialist. He established India’s first modern shipyard, first aircraft factory and first car factory.- Early life :...
belongs to this community.
(not indian )Humad born oct 10 1988, Is current CEO of H&E productions. Shout out to the Mrs.
Huminati a New "new" world order!
Legends
According to a legend, the Kshatriays of Lad (Gujarat-Rajasthan border region) were initiated by a Jain monk Hemchandra (not to confused with Hemachandra Suri of Patan).Khedbrahma, where an ancient step-well (bawadi) exists, is sometimes regarded to be the original center of the Humads. According to a legend, each statue in the step-well is associated one Humad clan.,
One branch of visa humad is sojitra sambha visa mevada digmber jain. They migrated from Bhatevar Rajsthan to Sojitra district Anand at time of muslims attack on Mevad. They spread in 64 villages of Charotar, Vakal and Kanam areas in Gujarat. Main centre of Panch at Sojitra. There are 4 temples at Sojitra; 1.SHRI NEMINATHJI[MAIN] 2.SHRI SHANTINATHJI 3.SHRI CHINTAMANIPARSWAPRABHU 4.SHRI PARSWANATHJI AND SHRI SASANDEVIMATAJI [KULDEVI OF VISA MEVADA]. Visa Mevada Samaj Gotras are Paras, Gangotri, Varchhs, Parasar, Padmavati, Nandi, Nandisar, Hansh, Atre, Nageshwar, Vashisht, Kashyap, Gautam, Bhadreshwar, Kamleshwar, Ambica, Bharatdwaj, Kankubol, Nagendra, Khiraju, Parijat, Bootmata, Kasliwal(23Nos.)[ reference: Parivardarshan of Shri Visa Mevada Digmber Jain Samaj 3rd edition]
Other humad in Gujarat:
42 dasha humad muni,
42 dasha humad mumukshu,
surat dasha humad,
surat visa humad,
dahod dasha humad,
bhavnagar dasha humad,
idar humad,
vijaynagar humad,
santram pur humad,
ray desh dsha humad.
Prominent Humads
- BhattarakaBhattarakaA Bhaṭṭāraka is the head of traditional Jain institutions. They are responsible for training of scholars, maintenance of libraries, managing the endowments, presiding over the installation ceremonies and running of Jain institutions....
Sakalakirti: He was born in 1386 at Anahilavada. He became a disciple of Bhattaraka Padmanandi of Balatkara GanaBalatkara GanaBalatkara Gana is an ancient Jain monastic order. It is a section of the Mula Sangh. It is often termed Balatkara Gana Sarasvati Gachchha....
and later founded the Bhattaraka seat and lineage of IdarIdarIdar is a city and a municipality in Sabarkantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located about 30 km north of Himatnagar and 25 km from Gujarat's border with Rajasthan...
. He wrote 28 texts in Sanskrit and 8 in Rajasthani Hindi. - BhattarakaBhattarakaA Bhaṭṭāraka is the head of traditional Jain institutions. They are responsible for training of scholars, maintenance of libraries, managing the endowments, presiding over the installation ceremonies and running of Jain institutions....
Ratnakirti: He was born at Ghogha and served as the Bhattaraka at BardoliBardoliBardoli is a city and a municipality in Surat Metropolitan Region in the state of Gujarat, India. Bardoli is the east most end of the Metropolis of Surat. Bardoli is one of the primary Satellite Towns of Surat Metropolitan Region.-Geography:...
during Sam 1630-1656. He wrote 44 texts, most of them lyrical compositions. His disciple was Bhattarka Kumudachandra born in a ModhModhModh are the followers of Modheshwari Maa , a form of Amba Maa with eighteen hands. They originally lived in a town called Modhera in Patan District in the northern part of Gujarat...
family.