Naithani

Naithani is a Gangari Brahmin toponymic surname from Naithana, a village in the Garhwal Division of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In around 1200 CE, people of Naithani Clan of Kanyakubj Brahmin caste settled in a village named Naithana in Garhwal.

History

Naithanis though now part of the vibrant Garhwali Pandit Community, are originally Kanyakubja Brahmins of the traditional Pancha-Gauda Division given by Kalhana, the other division being Pancha Dravida.
The progenitor of this clan as per historians and in the folklore are said to be two brothers "Pandit Karndev " and "Pandit Indrapal ", who supposedly migrated from Kannauj in around 1200 AD.
Naithanis are the Manager/Caretaker of "Siddhpeeth Bhuvaneshvari Temple ", while Selwals serve as Priests. The temple is also known as Saanguda-Bhagwati locally, which literally means "Goddess of Saanguda".