Dwaraka, which is the site of
Krishna’smythical kingdom, as well as
the location of theSharada mathof
the Dashanami Sanyasis religious
community; Somnath, which is one of
the twelve sites where Shiva,
in his first manifestation as the
jyotirlinga, came to earth; and
Girnar, which is famous as a dwelling-
place for ascetics. For general
information about Gujarat and all
the regions of India, an accessible
reference is Christine Nivin et al.,
India. 8th ed., Lonely Planet, 1998.
Gujarati
One of the five southern brahmin
communities (Pancha Dravida); the
other four are the Maharashtris,
Karnatas, Andhras, and Dravidas.
As their name indicates, the core region
for Gujarati brahmins is the modern
state of Gujarat.
Gujjar
In traditional northern Indian society,
the Gujjars were a jatiwhose heredi-
tary occupation was herding cattle,
buffalo, and other livestock. Jatis
were endogamous subgroups in
traditional Indian society that
were organized (and their social
status determined) by the group’s
hereditary occupation.Guler
Historical site in the Shiwalik hills,
the foothills of the Himalaya
Mountains. In the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries these hills were
the home to many small kingdoms,
which served as important sites for the
development of arts and culture. In
Guler, the Paharistyle of miniature
painting first appeared in its devel-
oped form. The developed Pahari style
differs from the earlier Rajasthani
style in its emphasis on more linear
drawing—perhaps influenced byGujarati
Guler was the birthplace of the Pahari style of miniature painting.
This Pahari painting depicts the god Rama killing a female demon.