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	{{Short description\|Caste in India}}		{{Short description\|Caste in India}}
	{{About\|the Bairagi caste\| Hindustani classical raga\|Bairagi (raga)\|\|\|}}		{{About\|the Bairagi caste\| Hindustani classical raga\|Bairagi (raga)\|\|\|}}
			{{Distinguish\|text = the [[Celibate Ascetics (Vairagi)]]}}
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	{{Infobox caste		{{Infobox caste
	\| caste_name = Bairagi		\| caste_name = Bairagi
	\| image =		\| image = Goswami shri tulsi das ji.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption = A Portrait of Bairagi Mahant<br />(Tilak of [[Ramanandi Sampradaya]] on
			his body)
	\| region =		\| region =
	\| state =		\| state =
	\| populated_states = [[Madhya Pradesh]] • [[Rajasthan]] • [[Maharastra]] • [[Gujarat]] • [[Chhattisgarh]] • [[~~Uttar Pradesh~~]] • [[West Bengal]]		\| populated_states ='''India'''<br>[[Uttar Pradesh]] • [[Bihar]] • [[Jharkhand]] • [[Madhya Pradesh]] • [[Himachal Pradesh]] • [[Uttarakhand]] • [[Rajasthan]] • [[Punjab]] • [[Maharastra]] • [[Gujarat]] • [[Chhattisgarh]] • [[Odisha]] • [[West Bengal]] • [[Haryana]]
	\| languages = [[Hindi]] • [[Rajasthani language\|Rajasthani]] • [[Gujarati language\|~~Gujrati~~]] • [[~~Bengali~~ language\|~~Bengali~~]] • [[~~Marathi~~ language\|~~Marathi~~]] • [[~~Brij~~ language\|~~Brij~~]]		<br>'''Nepal'''<br>[[Madhesh Province\|Madhesh]]
	\| religions = [[Hinduism]]		\| languages = [[Hindi]] • [[Awadhi language\|Awadhi]] • [[Bhojpuri language\|Bhojpuri]] • [[Braj Bhasha]] • [[Maithili language\|Maithili]] • [[Magahi language\|Magahi]] • [[Angika]] • [[Bajjika]] • [[Nagpuri language\|Nagpuri]] • [[Bagheli language\|Bagheli]] • [[Bundeli language\|Bundeli]] • [[Kannauji language\|Kannauji]] • [[Kauravi dialect\|Kauravi]] • [[Haryanvi]] •
	\| varna = ~~[[Brahmin]]~~		[[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]] • [[Rajasthani language\|Rajasthani]] • [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]] • [[Chhattisgarhi language\|Chhattisgarhi]] • [[Odia language\|Odia]] • [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] • [[Marathi language\|Marathi]]
	\| guru =		\| religions =[[File:Om symbol.svg\|15px\|]] [[Hinduism]]
	\| country = India • [[Nepal]]		\| varna =
	\|}}		\| guru =[[Ramananda]] • [[Tulsidas]] • [[Ramanuja]]
			\| country = [[India]] • [[Nepal]]
			\|\|feudal_title= [[Mahant]]/[[Swami]]/Bawa
			\|caste_name_in_local=[[Swami]] • [[Vaishnav]] • [[Mahant]]
			\|status=Monasterial Community
			\|kula_daivat=[[Rama]] • [[Krishna]] • (Avatars of [[Vishnu]]) • [[Hanuman]]
			\|kula_devi=[[Sita]] • [[Radha]]• [[Tulasi in Hinduism\|Tulsi]] • (Avtars of [[Lakshmi]])
			\|color=[[Bhagwa]]
			\|historical_grouping=[[Brahmin]]
			\|classification=[[Ramanandi Sampradaya]]
			\|nishan=Kapidhwaj ([[Hanuman]] on [[Flag]])
			\|jati=
			\|original_kingdom=}}

	'''Bairagi Brahmin''' is a [[Hindu]] [[caste system in India\|caste]].		'''Bairagi Brahmin ''' is a [[Hindu]] [[caste system in India\|caste]]. They are also called by different names that are [[Swami]], Bairagi, [[Mahant]], [[Vaishnav]], [[Vairagi]], [[Ramanandi Sampradaya\|Ramanandi]], Shami, Vaishnav , [[Pujari]]. They are Vaishnav, and wear the [[sacred thread]]. They belong to the [[Ramanandi Sampradaya\|Ramanandi Sampradaye]]. A majority of Bairagi Brahmin is found in West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Bihar and the eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh. Bairagi are considered as part of the upper castes of Bengal – [[Brahmin]], [[Rajput]], [[Kshatriya\|Chatri]], Grahacarya and [[Baidya]].<ref>Nirmal Kumar Bose, [https://www.jstor.org/stable/538569?read-now=1&refreqid=excelsior%3Aca9958bc27117d4fff1fe622b317a09d&seq=3#page_scan_tab_contents Some Aspects of Caste in Bengal], p.399, Vol. 71, No. 281, Traditional India: Structure and Change, American Folklore Society</ref>
	~~There is a citation about a~~ Bairagi ~~Brahmin in~~ [[~~Mahabharata~~]]. [[~~Babruvahana~~]] ~~son of~~ [[~~Arjuna~~]] and [[~~Chitrāngadā~~]]~~, wanted~~ to ~~dig a pond~~. ~~But unfortunately water did not come out. When a~~ Bairagi Brahmin ~~reached~~ the ~~centre~~ of ~~pond then water came out~~ of the ~~pond~~.<ref ~~name="hi"~~>~~{{citation\|url=~~https://~~books~~.~~google~~.~~co.in~~/~~books~~?id=~~4Jk6oE4sh18C~~&pg=~~PA100~~&~~lpg~~=~~PA100&dq=bairagi+brahmin&source=bl&ots=41300s7wa8&sig=ACfU3U11X5fGc4puMfvmyCZeCZtWXnKcmA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih2I30w6jyAhUn4jgGHaOyCKU4RhDoAXoECCMQAw~~#~~v=onepage&q&f=false\|title=~~India ~~and Nepal~~ : ~~Sacred Centres~~ and ~~Anthropological Researches\|author=Makhan Jha\|year=1998\|page=100\|isbn=81-7533-081-3}}~~</ref>

	== ~~References~~ ==		Bairagi Brahmin belong to the [[Brahmin]] varna. Senugupta describes them as a High caste group.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Senugupta\|first=Parna\|title=Pedagogy for Religion: Missionary Education and the Fashioning of Hindus and Muslims in Bengal\|publisher=University of California Press\|year=2011\|pages=104, 112}}</ref> William Pinch believes that the Bairagi branch of Vaishnavas is the result of the [[Galtaji\|Galta]] conference of 17th Century.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Choubey\|first=Devendra\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E9ry1df8VA4C&dq=bairagi+william+pinch&pg=PA282\|title=Sahitya Ka Naya Soundaryashastra\|publisher=Kitabghar Prakashan\|isbn=978-81-89859-11-4\|pages=282\|language=hi}}</ref>
	{{~~Reflist~~}}
			According to Mayer, the Bairagis were one of a few [[sect]]arian castes which accepted admissions from higher castes. He states that they Bairagis had a worldly and [[celibate]] branches of the caste. He states they were considered of equal status with [[Brahmins]], [[Rajputs]], and [[Jat]]s.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Mayer\|first=Adrian C.\|title=Caste and Kinship in Central India\|publisher=Routledge\|year=1960\|pages=28–29. 36–39}}</ref>

			==Dynasties==

			===Nandgaon===
			The first ruler [[Mahant Raja Ghasi Das\|Mahant Ghasi Das]] of [[Nandgaon State]], was recognized as a feudal chief by the British government in 1865 and was granted a [[sanad of adoption]]. Later the British conferred the title of ''raja'' on the ruling mahant.<ref name=history1>{{cite book\|title=Chhattisgarh ki Riyaste/Princely stastes aur Jamindariyaa\|year=2011\|publisher=Vaibhav Prakashan\|location=Raipur\|isbn=978-81-89244-96-5}}</ref><ref name=history2>{{cite book\|title=Chhattisgarh ki Janjaatiyaa/Tribes aur Jatiyaa/Castes\|year=2011\|publisher=Mansi publication\|location=Delhi\|isbn=978-81-89559-32-8}}</ref>
			===Chhuikhadan===
			The chiefs of [[Chhuikhadan State]] were originally under the [[Bhonsle]]s of Nagpur, the first Chief being Mahant Rup Das in 1750. However, after defeat of [[Marathas]], they were recognized by British as feudatory chiefs in 1865 conferring the title and sanad to Mahant Laxman Das.<ref>Princely states of India: a guide to chronology and rulers by David P. Henige - 2004 - Page 48</ref>

			==Akharas==
			There are three prominent Bairagi [[Vaishnavism\|(Vaishnav)]] [[Akhara]]s:<ref name=relDis1>[South Asian Religions on Display: Religious Processions in South Asia and in the Diaspora, Knut A. Jacobsen, ISBN hardback 978-0-415-4373-3, ISBN ebook ISBN hardback 978-0-203-93059-5]</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Jāyasavāla\|first=Akhileśa\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DT9uAAAAMAAJ&q=ramanandacharya+bairagi\|title=18vīṃ śatābdī meṃ Avadha ke samāja evaṃ saṃskr̥ti ke katipaya paksha: śodha prabandha\|date=1991\|publisher=Śāradā Pustaka Bhavana\|language=hi}}</ref>
			* [[Digambara#Digambar akhara\|Digambar Akhara]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=बाकी अखाड़ों से अलग कैसे है 'दिगंबर अखाड़ा'?\|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/knowledge/everything-you-need-to-know-about-shree-digambar-akhada-1625366.html\|access-date=2021-06-14\|website=News18 India\|date=19 December 2018}}</ref>
			* [[Nirmohi Akhara]]
			* [[Hanuman Garhi Temple\|Nirvani Akhara]]

	~~{{Hinduism-stub}}~~		[[File:Hanuman Garhi Temple, a major religious site in Ayodhya utter pradesh.jpg\|thumb\|[[Hanuman Garhi Temple]], a major site of Ramanandi Bairagis in [[Ayodhya]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].]]

			==Mahabharat==
			The [[Mahabharata]] says that once, after [[Babruvahana]] dug a dry pond, a Bairagi Brahmin reached the centre of pond and instantly water came out of the pond with a thunderous noise.<ref name="hi">{{citation\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Jk6oE4sh18C&dq=bairagi+brahmin&pg=PA100\|title=India and Nepal : Sacred Centres and Anthropological Researches\|author=Makhan Jha\|year=1998\|page=100\|isbn=81-7533-081-3}}</ref>

	[[Category:~~Castes~~]]		==References==
	[[Category:~~Hinduism~~]]		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:~~Mahabharata~~]]		[[Category:Indian castes]]
			[[Category:Brahmin communities of Bihar]]
			[[Category:Brahmin communities of Delhi]]
			[[Category:Brahmin communities of Uttar Pradesh]]

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{{Short description|Caste in India}}
{{About|the Bairagi caste| Hindustani classical raga|Bairagi (raga)|||}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox caste
| caste_name = Bairagi
| image =
| caption =
| region =
| state =
| populated_states = [[Madhya Pradesh]] • [[Rajasthan]] • [[Maharastra]] • [[Gujarat]] • [[Chhattisgarh]] • [[Uttar Pradesh]] • [[West Bengal]]
| languages = [[Hindi]] • [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]] • [[Gujarati language|Gujrati]] • [[Bengali language|Bengali]] • [[Marathi language|Marathi]] • [[Brij language|Brij]]
| religions = [[Hinduism]]
| varna = [[Brahmin]]
| guru =
| country = India • [[Nepal]]
|}}

'''Bairagi Brahmin''' is a [[Hindu]] [[caste system in India|caste]].
There is a citation about a Bairagi Brahmin in [[Mahabharata]]. [[Babruvahana]] son of [[Arjuna]] and [[Chitrāngadā]], wanted to dig a pond. But unfortunately water did not come out. When a Bairagi Brahmin reached the centre of pond then water came out of the pond.<ref name="hi">{{citation|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4Jk6oE4sh18C&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=bairagi+brahmin&source=bl&ots=41300s7wa8&sig=ACfU3U11X5fGc4puMfvmyCZeCZtWXnKcmA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih2I30w6jyAhUn4jgGHaOyCKU4RhDoAXoECCMQAw#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=India and Nepal : Sacred Centres and Anthropological Researches|author=Makhan Jha|year=1998|page=100|isbn=81-7533-081-3}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Mahabharata]]

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