Sachora Brahmin

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The Sachora Brahmin are a Brahmin community found in Gujarat. They originate from Sanchore in Rajasthan. {{Cite book |last=Mallison |first=Françoise |title=Au point du jour: les Prabhātiyāṃ de Narasiṃha Mahetā, poète et saint vishnouite du Gujarāt (XVe siècle) |publisher=Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient |year=1986 |pages=27 |language=fr}}

They are mainly agriculturalists.{{cite thesis |last=Sharma |first=Gopi Nath |date= |title=Social Life in Medieval Rajasthan, 1500-1800 A.D. With Special Reference to the Impact of Mughal Influence |url= |degree=PhD |chapter= |publisher=Lakshmi Narain Agarwal (with permission from Agra Unviversity) |docket= |oclc= |access-date=|page=81 }} They also occupy an important position in facilitating worship in the Vallabha Sampradāya where they prepare food for the svarūpas.{{Cite book |last1=Yagnik |first1=Achyut |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FYDviPFeoSAC&q=sanchora |title=The Shaping of Modern Gujarat: Plurality, Hindutva, and Beyond |last2=Sheth |first2=Suchitra |publisher=Penguin Books |year=2005}}

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