Modh Vanik

Modh communities are communities that have become prosperous, appending the adjective to signify this. They include Vaniks (Bania), Brahmins, carpenters and Ghanchis that originated from Modhera in Gujarat.

In Gujarati and Rajasthan, there are many examples of communities who take their name from a town and thus there exist both Modh Brahmins and Modh Vaniks.

History

Brahmin could consented on their work, Brahma created kamdhenu caw and on order of Brahma kamdhenu created 36000 people by digging earth by her nails. Those were known as gobhuja or gobhva. They settled in nearest Modhera so that village known by Gabhu. Adalja, Mandaliya, Madhukara, Teli Modi, Modh Modi, Champaneri Modi, Prema Modi, all are parts of Modh Vaniks. Dasa vaniks started work of physically serve and Visa vaniks started financial sponsorships. When Rama was reconstruction of Dharmaranya, Rama donated talvar and two chammars to Modh Vaniks. When Modh Vanik goes to marriage he put talvar and flays two chammars.

Allouddin Khilji concord Gujarat and looted the temples of Gujarat. When he used to attach the temples, Modh Brahmins faced him very bravely. But they could not defeat Muslims and migrated to different places and settled in different places. Some modh Vaniks went to Adalaj so they known Adalja, who went to Mandal they known Mandaliya. Modh Vaniks have two by caste Dasa and Visa. Who established of right hand of Kamdhenu, they known Dasa and who established of left hand of Kamdhenu they known Visa. Actually all are Gaubhuja Vaniks. Modh Vaniks are prayers to little Lord Krishna Lalaji Thakorji. Lord Ram is istadev of Modh Vaniks.

Resource : Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modh