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Chechi may refer to:

Chechi, Chaichi or Chechi is a clan amongst the Royal Gurjar or Gujjar.

History
According to Rajputana Gazetteer, Ajmer was held by Chechi Gurjars until about 700 years ago. Ajmer was founded in the late 7th century A.D. by Ajayraj Singh Chauhan. Chauhan clan is a branch of Chechi Gurjars.

Myths
According to legend, Brahma was in search of a place for Mahayagana and he found the Pushkar suitable. After a long time, Brahma came to know that a demon, Vajaranash, was killing people here so the Lord intoned a mantra on a lotus flower and killed the demon. During this process the part of flower fell on three places which were known as Jyaistha, Madhya and Kanishtha Pushkar. After this Brahma performed yagna to protect this place from demons. The consort of Brahma, Saraswati, were needed to offer ahuti for the yagna but she was not there that time so Gayatri, a girl of Chechi Gurjar sub tribe, was married to Brahma and performed the yagna. This act made the first wife of Brahma, Saraswati angry and she cursed saying that he would be worshipped in Pushkar only. There are still priests from Gurjar community in Pushkar temples, known as Bhopas.

People with the surname

 * Jury Chechi, Italian gymnast


 * Alessandro Chechi, author who wrote the book The settlement of international cultural heritage disputes