Origin and History of AGHARIA

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are agasthya, dadhich, kashyap, mudgal and rebaala.

Description:

The Agharia community includes several sub-divisions: Bad (or superior) Agharia, Chotte, and Sarolia or Sawaria (mixed or inferior). The religion associated with AGHARIA surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is agharia. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are hindi and chhattisgarhi.
The Sarolia/Sawaria are believed to be the result of a union between an Ahir woman and an Agharia man. The Bad Agharia used to see themselves as better than the other sub-divisions, and some members of this surname wore the janeu, a sacred thread.

Laria is the dialect spoken by the Agharia community. It comes from the Ardha Magadhi language and has regional variations.

The Agharia community celebrates Hareli by worshipping their farming tools and Vijayadashmi by worshipping weapons. This community used to worship Kali, but they stopped after moving to Odisha.

The surname has several variations, including Agharia, Agaraiya, Agarharia, Agaria, Agarwalla, Aggarwal, Agarwala, Agrawal, Aggarwalla, Agarawalla, Agarawalia, and Agrawalia.