GENESIS OF UTKAL BRAHMINS.

Dash & Das is a surname/title mostly found in India and rarely found in  abroad. To access additional information on this topic, kindly click the provided link.   🔗> Dash/Das (Hindi:दास) (Bengali:দাস) (Odia:ଦାଶ)

Surnames are an essential part of a person's identity, often passed down through generations and used to distinguish individuals within a family or community. Surnames can carry a rich history, cultural significance, and even reflect specific ancestral roots. Panda surname typically refers to the family name or last name of a person.  Panda is a surname/title mostly found in India and rarely found in  abroad.  To access additional information on this topic, kindly click the provided link. 🔗 Link>>Panda( Hindi:पंडा) (Odia:ପଣ୍ଡା) (Bengali: পন্ডা) surname.

The surnames Satapathy and Satpati are predominantly associated with the Utkal Brahmin community and are most commonly found in regions like Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh. They are relatively rare in other parts of India and are occasionally found among Indian expatriates abroad. To access additional information on this topic, kindly click the provided link.🔗( READ> Satapathy-Shatpathy (Odia: ଶତପଥୀ)(Bengali:শতপথী ) Satpati (Hindi:सत्पती) (Bengali:সৎপতি) surname. ) 🔗 LINK TO Read> Utkala Brahmin:उत्कल ब्राह्मण:ଉତ୍କଳ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ:উৎকল ব্রাহ্মণ: Hari Om JAP कल्कि मंत्र:जय कल्कि जय जगत्पते। पद्मापति जय रमापते।।

Surname(उपनाम/कुलनाम ) and Title(उपाधि/पदवी):- Surnames (उपनाम/कुलनाम )and titles (उपाधि/पदवी)or decorations used along with the proper names commonly added at the end of the names - are either genealogical or professional and sometimes topographical. The genealogical surname has been in use from generation to generation and is generally family names some of which may even have been personal names. Professional names have also been adopted as family names and are regularly used as surnames. It has been a practice for quite a few centuries to award titles (उपाधि/पदवी)to persons who occupy positions of distinction in intelligence, learning, wealth, honor, etc. Persons who have rendered meritorious service to the country have also been awarded titles which have gone down from generation to generation and thus got absorbed as family names or surnames. Indian history from pre-Mughal days has shown that the ruling Hindu Kings had awarded titles to persons and families for either meritori

Prathamastami:- Prathamastami ( Hindi-प्रथमाष्टमी)( Bengali-প্রথমাষ্টমী)) or Prauda Ashtami ( Hindi-प्रौढ़ाष्टमी), Padhuan Ashtami, (Bengali -প্রৌঢ়াষ্টমী) short name  Padhuan or  Puda(পুড়া পরব ) is a festival which is observed in Odisha and Utkal Brahmin  community of  West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and other parts of India and abroad , for the long life and prosperity of the eldest child. At the age of 5, Lord Shri Hari Narayan's avatars are consecrated through Prana Pratishta at their birthplace. Similarly, in Utkal Brahmin families, on Prathmashtami, when the eldest child turns 5, they traditionally take a seat on a wooden pedestal known as a "Pidha."   Prathamastami is an annual celebration observed on the 8th day following Kartik Purnima. During this significant event, the eldest child of the family is honored with a ceremonial lamp lighting and a series of elaborate rituals, accompanied by the chanting of sacred Mantras. T