Limaye is a family name, common among the Chitpavan Kokanastha Brahmin community in Western Maharashtra, India. A family name or last name is a type of Surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs The Chitpavan, Chitpawan, or Konkanastha Brahmins (कोकणस्थ ब्राम्हण are a Brahmin community of Konkan, the Brahmin ( Brāhmaṇa, sa ब्राह्मणः is the class of educators scholars and preachers in Brahminical Hinduism. Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The names Karandikar, Dixit and Khasgiwale are supposedly derived from the same clan. The origin of the Limaye/Karandikar/Dixit and Khasgiwale family is believed to be from the Western Coast of India, Maharashtra - Ratnagiri, a Southern District of Konkan - Maharashtra region. Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Ratnāgiri ( Marathi:रत्नागिरी is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast
The Kul Daivat (family deity) of this clan is Lakshmi-Keshav situated at Karle, a small village near Ratnagiri. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Ratnāgiri ( Marathi:रत्नागिरी is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast The Kula Devata (female deity) of this family is "Amba Jogai" situated in Central- Eastern Maharashtra- India. The gotra of people named Limaye - Karandikar - Dixit or Khasgiwale is Kapi. For the Wasp Genus, see Gotra (wasp A Gotra is the Lineage This group of people is said to belong to the Chitpawan Kokanastha Brahmins. The Chitpavan, Chitpawan, or Konkanastha Brahmins (कोकणस्थ ब्राम्हण are a Brahmin community of Konkan, the
Famous personalities
- Madhu Limaye
- Niranjan Limaye
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