Painuli

Painuli (पैनुलि), correctly spelled as Panuly (पैन्यूली) or Painuly is a Brahmin community primarily from the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

They belong to the Bharadwaja Gotra and Vashishth Gotra are a member of Garhwali People.

Maa Rajarajeshwari or Maa Jagdi in bhilang region of Uttarakhand is the Kul/Isth Devi and Guru Bhairav Nath/Guru Batuk Nath is the Kul/Isth Devata or the family deities of the Painulis.

Painuly group is also known as 'Lekhwar' clan because these people did all the reading/writing and accounting work for the King of Garhwal apart from being their priests.

Some majar villages of painuly' s are Paniyala, lekhwar gaon in Pratap nagar & Chandla, bhatgaon in Ghansali.

Notable persons with this name include:
 * Paripoornanand Painuli(19 November 1924 – 12 April 2019) was an Indian politician and a member of the 5th Lok Sabha. He represented the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha Constituency and was a member of the Congress political party.