बुंदेली ब्राह्मण బొందిలి బ్రాహ్మణ్
BONDILI BRAHMAN
Description
Our community calls itself as kannauji or kaanyakubj but other communities refer us to as BONDILI BRAHMIN or
RAJPUT BRAHMIN in south. We are said to have come from
Bundelkhand in Madhya Pradesh, about 200-250 years ago,
mainly to escape our conversion at the hands of Muslim rulers.
Afterwards, we settled in different regions of Andhra Pradesh and
took up agriculture. So our community derived its name as
Bondili.There are two subgroups, viz., Surya vamsam and
Chandra vamsam. A majority amongst us belong to the farmer group. We, Bondilis
are distributed in Cuddapah, Chittoor, Nellore, Kurnool, Guntur, Krishna, Khammam,
Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad districts in Andhra Pradesh & other cities, districts,
towns, and villagesof southern India. Hindi is our mother tongue and we use the Devanagari sript. We, however, speak in Telugu or Hindi,kannada,tamil,
English, and other regional languages where we are residing. we use the respective scripts with other communities.
Chandravamshi Bondili are called Rajput Brahman, are vegetarians. Rice, wheat
and also ragi are their staple foods. Tur, moong and gram are the pulses commonly
used. Groundnut oil is the cooking medium. All the seasonally available vegetables,
roots and tubers are also eaten. Fruit consumption is moderate. Milk, and milk
products are also consumed. However, the Rajput Bondili are nonvegetarian, who
avoid beef and pork.
Bondili have gotramulu named after rishis like Bharadwaj, Kaundinya, Vashishta,
Atri and Kashyapa etc.,. To regulate marriage alliances and indicate one's ancestry are
the functions of gotram and surname, respectively. Most men affix with the term
Prasad,Tiwari, Shukla, Dubey, Misra, Pandey, Sharma etc. to our names.
Females suffix their name with the term 'Bai'. Self perception of our community by other communities is medium in the local social hierarchy. We are aware of the varna system and recognise our place as BRAHMINS.
Gotram exogamy and community endogamy are the rules of marriage among the Bondili brahmins . Cross-cousin marriages are allowed. The age at marriage for girls is 18-21 years and 24-28 years for the boys. Mates are acquired by negotation through parents. Monogamy is the norm. Nimboli/ Lacha (made up of gold with black beads), sindur (Vermilion) and NATH or nathada (nose stud) are the symbols of married women. Patrilocal residence is the rule after marriage. Either party can initiate marital alliances among the Bondili brahmins through negotatiations. The marriage is solemnised within six months of the engagement ceremony. In the marriage procession (barath), only male members of the bridegroom take part and bring the bride. Marriage rituals are initiated by the TEEKA ceremony, in which exchanges of dresses, gifts for the bride and bridegroom takes place, followed by janoyi and barath. The bridegroom dressed with neemajama (consisting of dhoti and jubba immersed in turmeric water) with sendi kapatta (palm leaf) on the head like cap, and the bride dressed in sari immersed in turmeric water make seven rounds of the sacred fire.
RAJPUT BRAHMIN in south. We are said to have come from
Bundelkhand in Madhya Pradesh, about 200-250 years ago,
mainly to escape our conversion at the hands of Muslim rulers.
Afterwards, we settled in different regions of Andhra Pradesh and
took up agriculture. So our community derived its name as
Bondili.There are two subgroups, viz., Surya vamsam and
Chandra vamsam. A majority amongst us belong to the farmer group. We, Bondilis
are distributed in Cuddapah, Chittoor, Nellore, Kurnool, Guntur, Krishna, Khammam,
Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad districts in Andhra Pradesh & other cities, districts,
towns, and villagesof southern India. Hindi is our mother tongue and we use the Devanagari sript. We, however, speak in Telugu or Hindi,kannada,tamil,
English, and other regional languages where we are residing. we use the respective scripts with other communities.
Chandravamshi Bondili are called Rajput Brahman, are vegetarians. Rice, wheat
and also ragi are their staple foods. Tur, moong and gram are the pulses commonly
used. Groundnut oil is the cooking medium. All the seasonally available vegetables,
roots and tubers are also eaten. Fruit consumption is moderate. Milk, and milk
products are also consumed. However, the Rajput Bondili are nonvegetarian, who
avoid beef and pork.
Bondili have gotramulu named after rishis like Bharadwaj, Kaundinya, Vashishta,
Atri and Kashyapa etc.,. To regulate marriage alliances and indicate one's ancestry are
the functions of gotram and surname, respectively. Most men affix with the term
Prasad,Tiwari, Shukla, Dubey, Misra, Pandey, Sharma etc. to our names.
Females suffix their name with the term 'Bai'. Self perception of our community by other communities is medium in the local social hierarchy. We are aware of the varna system and recognise our place as BRAHMINS.
Gotram exogamy and community endogamy are the rules of marriage among the Bondili brahmins . Cross-cousin marriages are allowed. The age at marriage for girls is 18-21 years and 24-28 years for the boys. Mates are acquired by negotation through parents. Monogamy is the norm. Nimboli/ Lacha (made up of gold with black beads), sindur (Vermilion) and NATH or nathada (nose stud) are the symbols of married women. Patrilocal residence is the rule after marriage. Either party can initiate marital alliances among the Bondili brahmins through negotatiations. The marriage is solemnised within six months of the engagement ceremony. In the marriage procession (barath), only male members of the bridegroom take part and bring the bride. Marriage rituals are initiated by the TEEKA ceremony, in which exchanges of dresses, gifts for the bride and bridegroom takes place, followed by janoyi and barath. The bridegroom dressed with neemajama (consisting of dhoti and jubba immersed in turmeric water) with sendi kapatta (palm leaf) on the head like cap, and the bride dressed in sari immersed in turmeric water make seven rounds of the sacred fire.
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