Vadadra Brahmin

Vadadra are the followers of Bala Mata, a form of Amba Maa with eighteen hands. They are Brahmins who are named after the village Vadad or Valad (other names are - Vadadras, Valadras, Varadra, Valadhra or Valandra), near to Ahmedabad. The name of the town Vadad was adopted by the community living around the temple of Bala Mata. They are Devi Bhakts.

References

External links

http://www.balarksevasamiti.com/

Gujarati people
Brahmin communities	Aboti Brahmin Anavil Brahmin Bardai Brahmins Girnara Brahmin Jesthi Brahmins Khedaval Brahmin Modh Brahmin Nandwana Brahmins Nagar Brahmin Sachora Brahmins Sakaldwipiya Sidhra-Rudhra Brahmins Sompura Brahmins Sompura Salats
Kshatriya communities	Ahir Bhanushali Bhati Brahmakshatriya Chavda Chauhan Chudasama Dabhi Dodiya Kachhotia Kapadi Karadiya Kathi Darbar Gohil Gori Jadeja Jethwa Jhala Jinkara Lohana Manka Mer Mahyavanshi Mahiya Darbar Nadoda Parmar Rathor Rehvar Sarvaiya Sagar Sikligar Sodha Solanki Vala Wagher
Vaishya communities	Bhatia Modh Vanik Modh Ghanchi Soni
Farming communities	Anjana Chaudhari Koli (including Thakor) Kunbi
Agricultural communities	Bharwad Rabari
Genealogist communities	Barot Charan
Artisan communities	Bhambi Khalpa Bhambi Rohit Bhambi Sindhi Mochi Gihara Gurjar Kshatriya Kadia Kansara Koshti Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Mistry Mestri Panchal Gurjar Suthar Prajapati Shenva Sompura Salat Sathwara Salat Vankar Vanzha Valand
Tribal communities	Bamcha Bhil Dungri Garasia Vasava Bhoi Damor Dangi Dhanka Dhodia Dubla Gamit Garasia Godha Kharwa Koli Mangela Kolis Meghwal Naikda Padhar Padharia Patanwadia Pateliya Rathodia Rathwa Tirgar Thori Vagri Warli
Muslim communities	Alavi Bohra Ansari Baloch Bhadala Chhipa Chundrigar Dawoodi Bohra Halaypotra Hingorja Hingora Jats of Kutch Juneja Kadia Kagzi Ker Khaskheli Khoja Machiyar Makrani Makwana Muslim Malik Mandali Mansoori Memon Meta Qureshi Miyana Molesalam Momna Multani Multani Lohar Mutwa Nagori Nayak Node Panar Patani Bohra Patni Jamat Pathans of Gujarat Salaat Samma Sandhai Muslims Shaikhs of Gujarat Shaikhda Sayyid of Gujarat Siddi Sipahi Sulaymani Bohra Sunni Bohra Tai Turk Jamat Vora Patel Vyapari Wagher
Jain communities	Navnat
Other communities	Parsis Khant
See also	Genetic studies on Gujarati people

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