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PRAVARAIn Hindu tradition, a Pravara is a system of identity, also called as a family line. Pravaras are of a particular Brahmin's descendent starts from ancient rishi who are belonged to their gotra, also called as clan.The Pravara has been vastly used in defining one's ancestry. In Vedic ritual, the importance of the pravara would be recited, "As a descendant of worthy ancestors, I am a fit and proper person to do the act which I am performing." Generally, there are three, five or seven pravaras. The sacred thread yajnopavita worn on u..