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The Anjana—also known as Anjana Chaudhary, Anjana Patel (Anjana Patidar), or Anjana Desai—is a Hindu caste found in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states in India. The region in which they are found is Gujarat. They have the surnames Patel, especially in Gujarat and Rajasthan; and Jagirdar, Zamindar or Chudhary in Rajasthan. The Anjana Chaudhary's Caste Guru is Saint Shri Rajaramji Maharaj (avatar of Vishnu). The Big Temple and Ashram are in Rajasthan at Shikarpura, Luni tehsil, near Jodhpur. ==Origins== According to the Bhat and Charan history books, the origin of the Anjana Chaudhary is related to the eight sons of Sahastraarjun. When Parashurama went out to kill the kshatriyas, he came to Sahastraarjun, who was a powerful kshatriya king. In this battle, Sahastrarjun and 92 of his sons were killed. The remaining eight sons came under the shelter of goddess Arbuda, on Mount Abu, who protected. Parshuram, would not hurt them on the condition that they give up their ''shastra'' (weapons). Goddess Arbuda assured Parashurama that the kshatriyas would never again wield a weapon but instead serve Mother Earth. They engaged in agriculture and are found in various parts of India to this day. The Goddess Arbuda is the kuldevi of Anjana Chaudhary.〔 It is believed that the origin of the caste’s name comes from the goddess Anjani Mata, the mother of Lord Hanuman, as the Anjana caste members were followers of the goddess. According to Anjana traditions the community originated in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, from there they spread to southern Rajasthan, and then to Gujarat. In Rajasthan, the Anjana are divided into two broad territorial divisions: the Malvi and Gujarati. The Malvi Anjana are further divided into a number of exogamous clans such as the Fak, Shih, Kharon, Hun, Gardiya, Eit, Judar, Kuva, Kondli, Vagada, Kag, Bhuria, Mewar, Logar, Odh, Munji, Kawa, Tarak and United. The Anjana still speak the Malvi dialect of Hindi.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anjana Chaudhari」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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