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The term ‘Brahmin Gotra’ is used to denote the paternal lineage of individuals who belong to the ‘Brahmin Caste’ in Hinduism.

Answers to Module 7 Questions

 * 1) The media I have created is a photograph of the Garhwal Range of the Himalayas. This is a sacred site for Hindus and Hindu Brahmins as this is where the Kedarnath Temple is located. The photograph I have taken displays the mountains of the Garhwal Range located just behind the Kedarnath Temple.
 * 2) Yes, the file is my own work as it is a photograph that I have taken, not of any previously existing work and which was not previously present on the internet.
 * 3) Since the file is a photograph, the file format for this media will be in the JPEG format.
 * 4) I have chosen the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license. This will allow others to reuse the photograph, but only alike the manner in which my photograph was taken, without any alterations to it.
 * 5) The categories I will add this photograph to are Category:Himalayas and Category:Mountains.
 * 6) The photograph I have taken shows the mountains of the Garhwal Range of the Himalayas which form the backdrop of the holy Kedarnath Temple. Therefore, I will describe my file by using the key words: Garhwal Range, Himalayas, Mountain, Kedarnath Temple Background.

Practice Citations
Written by Cambridge University Indologist John Brough, this article traces the history of the ‘Brahmin Gotras’ to the Early Vedic Period in the Indian Subcontinent and despite being written over seventy years ago, remains one of the leading authorities on the subject.

This article focuses on the role of the ‘Gotra’ in Brahmin marriage customs and its further divisions within various Brahmin factions and sub-castes.

This article defines the ‘Brahmin Gotras’, traces their history and sheds light on how they’ve evolved.