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Nagar Gujarati Brahmins community mostly lives in Gujarat and is one of the oldest Hindu communities of the state. The Nagar Community's wedding rituals follows ancient Vedic rules and include prayers and vows recited in Sanskrit. Important matrimonial rituals involving the Nagar Groom are the procession to the bride's house known as 'Baraat' and the welcoming of the groom known as 'Tilak'. Some common Nagar surnames derived from the family ancestry are Anantani, Rindani and Vaishnav.