Sompura Salat

Sompura Salat Brahmin are a Hindu Brahmin stone-worker community of Gujarat, They are also found in southern Rajasthan, specially in the Mewar region. Their origin is said to be from Prabhas Patan famous for the Somnath temple and descendants of Vishwakarma. The term "salat" is derived from Shilavat, the old term for a temple architect. They are party of Sompura Brahmin community only but with focus on architecture.

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