Sahotra
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CASTE SAHOTRA
[There are six pronunciations for this tribe]
- Sahotra
- Sohotra
- Sahota
- Sahontra
- Sauntra
- Sutra
Tradition Daughter-in-law must having vial to the tiger, father -in-law and elder brother-in-law because they are elders and she is not allowed to wear black clothes and black "chu-ra"bangles
Slogen Sotra - sher da potra (Punabi) [Sotra grand son of the tiger] Sotray shar day portray (Punjabi) [Sotray grand sons of the tiger]
Terminologies
- Sa female deity Punj Phulan Rani,
- Su male deity who can born everything!
- Sau [honest \ civilized]
- Sauntra [blessed, fruitful (having children)]
- Ountra \ Outra [fruitless, barren male (antonym of sauntra ) \ ountri ,outri: barren woman ].
Sahotra Myth\Legend\ Tradition by Mirasies and Elders of the Tribe
A flower was on the water, Punj Phulan Rani lived in it, Her weight was five Flowers, She weigh by five flowers, Sahotra born by her, Tiger [totem] felt smell “Su" and he come there, When Sahotra born then tiger came there to give "Thapna" [Bless] that he will not defeated by any one, Punj Phulan Rani (deity) hide her self behind a bush [or tree] to the tiger,by hide herself behind a bush she did "Ghund" [veil] to the tiger, due to that the "Nu" [daughter-in-law] should have ghund to the tiger and father -in-law and elder brother-in-law because they are elders of the tribe, Sahotra have sign of the tiger on his "Luck" [waist]
(The legend's of Sahotra tribe indicate few Harappan seals) Mr.Hanif Sadiq
