Shrimali Brahmins are believed to have originated from Srimal (the present-day Bhinmal) in Jalore district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.[1] They also have a presence in Gujarat.[2] The Śrīmāḷī Brāhmāṇs consider themselves to be the descendants of rishis who came to Śrīmāla, the city that Viśvakarma built for Lakṣmī.[3]

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  1. ^ Yagnik, Achyut; Sheth, Suchitra (2005). Shaping Of Modern Gujarat: Plurality, Hindutva and Beyond. Penguin UK. pp. ch-1. ISBN 978-8-18475-185-7.
  2. ^ Yagnik, Achyut; Sheth, Suchitra (2005). Shaping Of Modern Gujarat. Penguin Books.
  3. ^ Cort, John E. "Jains, caste and hierarchy in north Gujarat". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 38 (1&2): 83.
  4. ^ Kapadia, Aparna (2018). In Praise of Kings: Rajputs, Sultans and Poets in Fifteenth-century Gujarat. Oxford University Press. p. 131.