Fun fact: In certain schools of thought within Hinduism, you aren't allowed to marry up to your 7th cousin from your father's side and up to your 5th cousin from your mother's side. To facilitate this, socio-religious institutions meticulously maintained records of family and ancestry. It was strictly followed until my parents' time, and that's the reason why I can trace my ancestry back to the early 1400s
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It’s cool that you can trace your lineage back to that far
Where were the records stored, in haridwar ?
Haridwar and Kurukshetra as far as I know there are other places too, this is a very common tradition.
Didn’t know kurkshetra had records too
Nice
There is a branch of Hinduism in Assam called Ekasharana Naamdharma, basically Vishnu worship with Krishna as the avatar, no idol worship, etc. There are these places called satras where these records are kept
This is awesome. Imagine having a clear picture back to the1400s. Amazing.