Salunkhe

Maratha Clan
Salunkhe (Salunke) /Solanke
Surname Salunkhe/Solanke
Caste Maratha
Lineage Claimed [Agnivansh] (Fire Clan)
Religion: Hinduism.[1]
Original kingdom Mahinagar
Other kingdom Delhi, Anhilpur Patan
Capital Patan
Colour Yellow.
Nishan Hanuman on flagpole
Clan goddess Goddess Bhavani,
Clan God Brahmanath,
Devak Kamal ( Lotus ), Salunkhi Pankh.{ wing of Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)}
Guru Bhardwaja
Gotra Chulkee or Chalukya.
Veda Rigveda.
Mantra Chatushpad (Gayatri Mantra).
Locations Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat Tamil Nadu and Goa
Languages Marathi, Hindi.

Salunkhe (Salunke) or Solanke is a Maratha clan from Maharashtra, India, which also has members in states bordering Maharashtra. Salunkhe (Salunke) or Solanke is a surname mainly found amongst the 96 Maratha clans.[2][3]

Origin

The Salunkhe claim descent from the Solanki Rajputs of Gujarat, and the Chalukyas.

References

  1. ↑ Thomas Edmund Farnsworth Wright; Oxford University Press (15 November 2006). A dictionary of world history. Oxford University Press. pp. 401–. ISBN 978-0-19-920247-8. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  2. ↑ India. Census Commissioner (1987). Census of India, 1911. Superintendent of government printing, India. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Vidayanand Swami Shrivastavya; Birendra Kumar Vidyanand Shrivastavya (1952). Are Rajput-Maratha marriages morganatic?. Published by D.K. Shrivastavya, for Aitihasik Gaurav Grantha Mala. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

Further reading

  • Prashant Kidambi (2007). The making of an Indian metropolis: colonial governance and public culture in Bombay, 1890-1920. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-5612-8. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  • Gujarat (India) (1984). Gujarat State gazetteers. 19. Directorate of Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  • John Vincent Ferreira (1965). Totemism in India. Indian Branch, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 20 May 2011.

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