History of Arya Vysyas:
Arya Vysya also called as Komti is a trading community living in South Indian state Andhra Pradesh. They are equivalent to Bania , Vaishya communities found in Northern Indian States. There are two versions of stories on the etymology of Komati.Majority of Komatis inhabited the region around Godavari river , which also was called as Gomati. Over the period of time, Gomati got transformed to its present form Komati.
Another version says that Komati community people were historically traders and wanted to be associated with Jainism, a highly respected trading community in North India. Komati people adopted Jainism for whom Gomata(Cow) is considered as divine. Gomata, during the course of time has changed to Komati.
There are two clans with in Komati: Kalinga and Gavara.
Arya Vysya Occupation:
Arya Vysya community is known for trading and business. They are known for money management and popular as money lenders. Many young boys and girls of Komati community work as Chartered Accounts which requires lot of precision accounting skills.
Arya Vysya Marriages:
Arya Vysya community parents prefer to get their children married in the same community. They follow Hindu marriage traditions. Arya Vysya community brides and grooms have high literacy rate.
Marriage commences with an engagement between Arya Vysya bride family and groom family. The brides get decorated beautifully in the traditional saree for the wedding. Maternal uncles of Arya Vysya brides bring them to marriage hall in a basket.
After chanting mantras the groom ties the knot around the bride that signifies the union of the bride and groom. In the last event of the marriage, the groom shows the star "Arundathi" to bride in the night sky, which is considered as sacred.
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