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The ''' Bhurtiya''' are a Hindu gotra found in the state [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India. They are also known as [[Ahir]], and are a sub-group within the larger Ahir community of India.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Yadav|first=Mamta|date=2008|title=Changing Statuses of Hindu Backward Castes in Uttar Pradesh|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144521155.pdf|journal=Aligarh Muslim University}}</ref><br />
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==Origin==<br />
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The Bhurtiya are a sub-division of the Ahir community.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rani|first=Usha|title=Cultural Geography of Ahir's in Uttar Pradesh|url=https://core.ac.uk/reader/144511410}}</ref> Like other Ahirs, they claim descent from the god [[Krishna]]. They are said to have immigrated to [[Gujarat]], where they were known as Chaurasia. About three centuries ago, these Chaurasia settled in [[Awadh]]. The etymology of the word Bhurtiya is that it is a corruption of the [[Hindi]] word phurti, which means quickness. According to their tribal legends, an ancestor of the community was in such a rush, that she left her jewellery, and was given the nickname ''phurti'', and this name was given to her descendants. Over time this was said to be corrupted to Bhurtiya. They are found mainly in the districts of [[Varanasi District|Varanasi]], (Dihi Khurd), [[Allahabad District|Allahabad]], [[Meerut District|Meerut]] and [[Mathura District|Mathura]].<br />
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==Present circumstances==<br />
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The Bhurtiya are divided into several [[gotra]]s, such as Bamaria, Bijlauria, Darariha, Dayarba, Duhilwar, Mankathiya, Nurara and Udyana. Marriages are prohibited within the gotra, and the Bhurtiya are strictly endogamous. They are a community of settled agriculturist, with animal husbandry being subsidiary occupation. Like other Ahirs, the community were traditionally graziers, rearing and breeding cattle. They still sell [[ghee]] and other dairy products in the towns near their villages. The Bhurtiya are [[Hindu]], and their tribal deities are Dulhadeo, Sheetla Devi and Panch Piria.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Ahir clans]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Ahir]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]</div>>BattyBot