Chitragupta and His Twelve Sons: Foundations of the Kayastha Community

Chitragupta's Sons: He had twelve sons who are considered the founders of the Chitraguptavansi Kayastha clans

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Family Information: Chitragupta had two wives, Nandini Iravati and Shobhavati, and twelve sons: Srivastava,Mathur, Surajdwaj, Valmik, Asthana, Gaud, Bhatnagar, Saxena, Ambasht, Nigam, Karna, and Kulshreshth

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Kayastha Belief: The community believes they are descendants of these twelve sons

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Chitragupta's Role: He is honored as the deity and the keeper of records for all beings

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Afterlife Tradition: Chitragupta presents his records to Lord Shiva after a person's death

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Chitragupta is honored in temples across Khajuraho, Kanchipuram, Ujjain, and Gorakhpur

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