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Total Arya Vysyas in India

1. Aryavysya's
2. Agarwal
3. Oswal
4. Khandewa
l5. Pareliwal
6. Purawal
7. Bhatia
8. Maheshwar
9. Agrahari
10. Doosar
11. Umar
12. Rastogi
13. Kesandan
14. Lohia
15.Sonia
16. Suraseni
17. Baraseni
18. Bharanwal
19. Kesarwani
20. Ayodhya Bhansi
21. Jaiswar
22. Mahobia
23. Mourya
24. Baasi Baniya
25. Kota Bania
26. Rounias
27. Janarya
28. Mathur Vyshya
29. Ayodhyawasi Vyshya
30. Lohana
31. Revari Baniya
32. Kama
33. Vijayavargi
34. Srimali
35. Baderwal
36. Dwadasha Shreni
37. Oswal Vyshya's
38. Kobe
39. Desawal
40. Gurjar
41. Laad
42. Souratia
43. Harisora
44. Ukkar
45. Vayaad
46. Baniya
47. Suvarnavanik
48. Patotia
49. Kadeslia
50. Gandhavanik
51. Kaarusha
52. Shah
53. Sunar Baniya
54. Natakota
55. Gorara
56. Narasimha Pura
57. Gayoya
58. Kumwar Vyshya's
59. Purawaal
60. Mode
61. Garal
62. Badiyala
63. Kafal
64. Putili Baniya
65. Vanik
66. Naagar(Dasa-Bis)
67. Diswala
68. Jarola
69. Soratia
70. Khadaitha
71. Harsara
72. Kapola
73. Urlaava
74. Patolia
75. Vayodha
76. Gavaaru
77. Kalinga Komati
78. Beri Komati
79. Balie Komati
80. Naagar Komati
In south India Vysyas are called Arya Vysyas. They are also called as Guptas, Chettiar, Setty and Chetty. This Arya Vysyas are 102 Gotras Vysyas who jumped into the fire-pit along with Vasavi Kanyaka Parameshwari Devi.
Gotras of Arya Vysyas
There are 102 gotras among Arya Vysyas out of  714 gotras of vysyas. They followed 102 rishis for conducting their rituals. Surname gotras and rishis for identification and classification for all the Arya Vysyas are one and the same. The gotras is equivalent of the Sanskrit names of rishis .
Group of Vysyas became followers of particular rishi for conducting their rituals and they claimed to be the followers of that particular rishi thus they are identified by the rishi name. And for still feature identification they used pre-fix a surname generally indicating from which they migrated or their profession to which they belong and such identification etc.

Gothras

There are 714 gotras before agnipravesham of vasavi matha now there are 102 gotras among Arya Vysyas. They followed 102 Rishis for conducting their rituals. Surname gotras and Rishis for identification and classification for all the Arya Vysyas are one and the same. The gotras is equivalent of the Sanskrit names of Rishis.
Groups of Arya Vysyas became followers of particular Rishi for conducting their rituals and they claimed to be the followers of that particular Rishi. Thus they are identified by the Rishi name. And for still feature identification they use a pre-fix surname generally indicating the area from which they migrated or the profession to which they belong and other such identification.

1. AGASTHYASA anubha Gula, anubala, anubala Gula
2. ATHREYASA ARASAKULA- ARISISHTAKULA-ELISISHTAKULA- ARISETLAKULA-HARISISHTAKULA
3. ACHAYANASA AKRAMULAKULA- AKYAMULAKULA- AMALAKULA- ARKYAMULA
4. UGRASENASA KUMIRISISHTA- KUMARSISHTA- KOMARSISHTAKULA
5. UDHGRUSHTASA KANYAKULA- KANUKULA- KRANUKULA- KRANU
6. UTHAMOJASA UTHAKALAKULA-UTHAKULA- UTHASISHTAKULA- UHTAMAKULA
7. RUSHYASHRUNGASA ANANTHAKULA
8. AUSHITHYASA YANASAKULA- YAANASAKAKULA- YAANASABIKULA
9. GANVSA GARNAKULA
10. GANDHARPASA SARAKULA- SEKOTLAKULA- SEGOLLA- SAMANAKULA- SHRESHTA KUNDALA KULA
11. KABILASA MANDU- MANDHAKULA- HASTHAKULA- MANDAKULA
12. KABEEDHASA VENKALAKULA
13. KASYABASA GANAMUKU KULA
14. GUTHSASA ISHVAKU KULA
15. KOUNDINYASA KANALOLA- KANASRILA- KANASRILA KULA
16. GOUNDHEYASA KAMASISHTA
17. KOUSIKASA KARAKA PALA
18. KRUSHNASA DHANAKULA- THANANAKULA- THENUKULA
19. GARKYASA PRAHEENUKULA- PRAHEENIKULA- PAIPIKULA
20. GRUTHSAN MATHASA ESABAKULA- ESUBAKULA- ESHUBAKULA- SANNAKULA- JANAKULA- JYANUKULA
21. GOPAKASA INJTHAPAKULA- GOPAKULA- KONDAKULA- KONDAKAKULA
22. GOUTHAMASA GANTHISEELA- GANTHASEELAKULA- GANTHASEELA- GRANTHISEELA
23. CHAKRAPANISA CHAKRAMULAKULA- CHAKRAMULASAKULA
24. CHAMARSHANASA BETHASHRESHTA- BETHAKISHTA- PATHASISHTAKULA- PATHTHASISHTAKULA
25. JADABARATHASA KUNDAKULA- DHURASISHTA- DHURASISHTAKULA
26. JADHUKARNASA CHANDRAKULA- CHANDRAMOOLA- CHANDRAMASISHTA
27. JAMBASOOTHANASA THRIMULA- THRIMULAKULA
28. JARATHKARASA SANTHAKULA- JANAKULA- JYANUKULA
29. JABAALISA SIRISISHTAKULA- SIRASISHTAKULA
30. PAPREYASA SANASISHTA- SANASISHTAKULA- SINISHETLA
31. JEEVANDHISA BURHTILASISHAKULA- BRUMASISHTAKULA- LRUTHTHIKULA
32. THARANISA THRIVIKRAMA- SISHTASA- THRIVIKRAMASISHTAKULA
33. THITHIRISA PAMTHAKULA- PRAHTAMAKULA- PRAVATHAKULA
34. THRIJADASA UPARAKULA- USIRAKULA
35. THAITHREYASA SITHURUBELLU- SITHRUBELLU- SITHRUBA- SITHRUBAKULA
36. THALPYASA PADINAKULA- PLAKAKULA- PALAKALAKULA- PADANASISHTAKULA
37. DHURVASASA THITHISA- THITHINAKULA- THENTHSULA- THENTHASALA- THETHANAKULA
38. DHEVARATHASA HAARAASIKULA
39. DHEVA KALKYASA USIRAKULA- DHESISHTAKULA
40. NARADHASA PALAKAKULA- PALAKULA
41. NETHRA PAHTASA SANDHOKU- SANDHOKULAKULA
42. PARAS PARAAYANYASA DHUVVISISHTAKULA- POULATHATHSYA KULA- SRIBHUMSIKULA
43. PALLAVASA KANAPAKULA- KANTAKULA- KANTAASUKULA- KANTASUUKULA- KANTASTHULAKULA
44. PAVITHRA PAANISA DHAYASISHTAKULA- DHAYAA SISHTAKULA- DHASISHTAKULA- THAISETTAKULA- THESETLAKULA- THESISHTAKULA- THYSISHTAKULA
45. PAARAASARYASA KAMATHENUKULA- PATAKASEELAKULA- PANCHALAKULA- PANCHALLAKULA- PRANASEELAKULA- PRANUSEELAKULA- PRANA SEELA KULA- PAMPAALLA
46. PINGALASA AYANAKULA
47. PUNDAREEGASA ANUSISHTA- ANUSISHTAKULA- KRANUKULA- THONDIKULA
48. BHOODHI MASHASA DHURVADIKULA- DHULAASISHTAKULA- DHURYADAKULA- DHULASISHTAKULA- DULASIKULA- DHODAKULA- DHODILULA
49. POUNDRAKASA BUMSIMAMSUKULA- BUMSIMANAKULA- BROSISHTAKULA- BROSI- BROLEKAKULA
50. POULASTHYASA GOSEELA- UTHAMAGOSEELA- PALLALAGOOSEELA- PADUGOSEELA- SRIGOSEELA-PUNAGOSEELA- SOORYAKULA- UTHAMASEELA- PUNAGORSEELA- PATTUGOSEELA- PUNAKASEELAKULA BHEEMAGOSEELA- SATHYAGOSEELA- CHANDHIGOSEELA-
51. PRASEENASA VANISISHTAKULA- LENASISHTAKULA- LELISISHTAKULA
52. PRABHADHASA UDHVAHAKULA- PENDLIKULA- RAVISISHTAKULA
53. BRUHATHATHVASA PERUSISHTA- BERISISHTAKULA- BHYRUSISHTAKULA
54. BHODHAYANASA BHUDHIKULA- BHDHANAKULA
55. BHARADHVAJASA BALASISHTA- BALASESHTA- BALISISHTA
56. BHARGGAVASA PRUTHIVISISHTA- PRUTHIVISRESHTA
57. MANTHAPALASA VINNASA- VINNAKULA- VINUKULA- VENNAKULA
58. MAANAVASA MATHYAKULA- MANYUKULA-MARAASAKULA- MAANAACHAKULA
59. MAREECHASA THISHAMASISHTAKULA- THEESHMAKULA- THEESHMASISHTAKULA- THEESHMASHRESHTA
60. MAARKANDEYASA MONUKULA- MORUKA- MORUSA- MORKKALAKULA,MOORKULA
61. MUNIRAJASA PADMASISHTASA- PADMASISHTAKULA- PADMASHRESHTA
62. MAITHREYASA MATHTHIKULA- MATHANAKULA- MATHYASAKULA- MITHUNAKULA- MAITHRIKULAv
63. THOUMYASA CHANDA- CHANDHAKULA- CHANDAKAKULA- CHANKALAKULA
64. MOUNJAYA MUNJEEKULA- MOUNJRISA- MOUNJIKULA
65. MOUTHKALYASA NAABILLA- NAABEELAKULA- NAABEELASAKULA- MUNIKULA- MOOLAKULA
66. YAASKASA VYALAKOOLASA- VELGOLLA- VAELIGOLLA
67. YAGNA VALKYASA ABIMANCHIKULA
68. VADUGASA ANUMARSHANAKULA
69. VARADHANTHUSA MASANTHA- MASANTHA - MASANTHAKULA - MASHANTHAKULA
70. VARUNASA YELASISHTAKULA- VELASISHTAKULA- VELISISHTAKULA- SIRISISHTAKULA
71. VASHISHTASA VASTHI- VASTHISA- VASTHIKULA- VASTHRIKULA
72. VAMADEVASA UPALAKULA- UPAMAKULA- UPANAKULA- UPAMANYAKULA
73. VASUDEVASA BHEEMASISHTA- BHEEMASISHTAKULA- BHEEMASRESHTAKULA
74. VAYAVYAYA MRANGAMAKULA- VRAHASISHTAKULA- VRAKALAMULA- VRANGAMAKULA- VRANGAMULAKULA
75. VALMIKASA SUKALAKULA- SAKALLAKULA- SUCHALAKULA- SUGOLLAKULA
76. VISHVAGSHENASA UBARISISHTA- VIBARISISHTA
77. VISVAMITHRASA VIKRAMASISHTA- VIKRAMASISHTAKULA
78. VISHNUVRUNTHASA PIPPALAKULA- PUPPALAKULA
79. VAIROHITHYASA VASNTHA- VASANTHAKULA
80. VYASASA THANAKU- THANATHAKULA
81. SARABANKASA KRAMASISHTA- KRAMASISHTAKULA- KRAMASHRESHTAKULA
82. SAARGNARAVASA KUNDAKAKULA- KONDAKAKULA
83. SHANDILYASA THUPPALA- THUPPALAKULA
84. SRIVATHSASA SILAKULA- SRIRANGAKULA- SRILAKULA
85. SRIDHARASA SIRISHESHTA- SIRISHESHTAKULA-SRISHISHTA
86. SHUKLASA SRISALAKULA- SRISALLA- SRISALLAKULA
87. CHOWCHEYASA ILAMANCHIKULA- YALAMANCHIKULA- HELAMANCHIKULA
88. CHOWNAKASA KAMALAKULA- DHRUGASISHTA- DHRUGASISHTAKULA- THANATHAKULA- CHAANAKALAKULA- CHOWNAKA
89. SATHYASA ANTHIRAKULA- CHINTHAKULA- CHINTHAMASISHTA CHINTHYAKULA- CHINTHALA
90. SANAKASA SHANAKULA- SANAKULA
91. SANATHKUMARASA DANKARAKULA- MUTHUKULA
92. SANANTHANASA SAMASISHTAKULA
93. SAMVARTHAKASA RENDUKULA- RENTAKULA
94. SUKANCHANASA PUCHAKULA- PUCHAKASEELA- PUNITHA- PUNEETHASA- PUNTHAKULA
95. SUDHEESHANASA DHANTHAKULA- DHYANTHAKULA- DHVANTHAKULA- DHENTHAKULA- DHEVISETLA- DHONTHAKULA
96. SUNDHARASA INA- INAKULA- INAKOLA- VINUKULA
97. SUVARNASA PRODAYASAKULA- PRODAJAKULA- PROUDAAYAJA
98. SUBHRAMHANYASA SANTHANAKULA- SANIKTHAKULA
99. SOWBARNASA PUTHURUKULA- PUTHURUKSAKULA
100. SOWMYASA HASTHIKULA
101. SOWVARNASA CHUSALAKULA- SAKALLAKULA- SOOCHALAKULA- SOOKASALLAKULA- SOOSALAKULA
102. HARIVALGAYASA KAPATA- KURATA- KORATAKULA- GORANTAKULU

Brief History of Goddess Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Devi

South India is the land of many temples with great history. Among them, Sri Kanyaka Parameswari temple located in the city of Penugonda, on the banks of river Godhavari, in the State of Andhra Pradesh is considered as the "Kasi of Vysyas".
During the middle of tenth century, the two tall temple gopurams of Sri Nagareswara and Sri Janardhana exhibited the amnity and tolerance between the two great religions Saivism and Vaishnavism. It was during this time; Kusuma Sresti was ruling the city of Penugonda. His rule was considered as a golden era. His wife was Kusumamba, they were an ideal couple and great devotees of Sri Nagareswara.
Penugonda was a part of Vengidesha, which was ruled by Challukya King, Vishnu Vardhana.
They had spent many happy years of their married life, but had a worry because they didn't had any children. They performed putrakameshti yagam and were blessed by Goddess Sarvani with twins, a boy and a girl. Twins were born in the month of vaisaka at twilight during coincidences of Uttara and Kanya nakshatra. They named the boy as "Virupaksha" and the girl as "Vasavamba".
During childhood itself, the great leadership qualities and powerful features of a king were clearly visible in Virupaksha , whereas Vasavi showed her inclination towards art & architecture, music and great devotion to the God. As she grew, her parents noted her unattached views on the material world and thirst for divine knowledge.
Sri Baskaracharya was the teacher and guiding star of the community. Vysyas took his advice on religion, cultural and social matters. Under his guidance, Vasavi learnt all the fine arts and got mastery over philosophical subjects and Virupaksha learnt Vedas, fencing, horse riding, martial arts and other qualities to rule the country.
Once, Vishnu vardhana went on an expedition to extend his empire. On the way, he visited city of Penugonda and was welcomed by King Kusuma Sresti. The people looked at him with awe and reverence. Among the crowd, Vishnu Vardhana spotted Vasavi who was glittering with her beauty after when Manmatha (god of love) threw his sweet arrows on him, which influenced him a lot. His hawkish eyes again and again sought for the enchanting figure of Vasavi. He made up his mind to marry her and sent his ministers to talk to Kusuma Sresti. The desire of Vishnu vardhana was like a deathblow to Kusuma Sresti.
Kusuma Sresti was neither in a position to accept nor to deny. He could not show any anger or disturbed mind and told the ministers that Vysya community has certain norms to follow regarding the marriage of its daughter. In response, the ministers told him that the king wanted to marry Vasavi and that should take place. He consulted with the Vysya elders to discuss the situation. They all decided to give most importance to the views of Vasavi. She expressed her feelings to be a virgin throughout her life and intended to meditate upon eternal problems.
The King Vishnu Vardhana rose into anger when heard the denial of Kusuma Sresti to give his daughter. As a result, he sent his big army to attack Penugonda and to get Vasavi. There was a big fight and the brave Vysyas defeated Vishnuvardhana's army by using the techniques of Sama, Dhana, Bheda and Dhanda.
At this stage, Vasavi decided to enter the Homagundam to stop the bloodshed. She indicated she will be the first one to enter the homogundam and others may follow her, such a noble act will glorify the peace loving Arya Vysysa sect of generation. Her voice was calm and clear, firm and resolute. She was a picture of boldness.

On the banks of Godavari, 103 Agnikundas (fir pits) were constructed and then filled it with sandalwood, herbs and ghee was sprinkled. Everyone decided to act in accordance with Vasavi. The couples of 102 Gothras were joining Vasavi to plunge into the holy fire.
All the people realized that Vasavi was the incarnation of Goddess Parvathi. Vasavi smiled and revealed her true self the Vishwa roopa dharsan of Kanyaka Parameswari, the embodiment of Ahimsa ans Dharmaraksha. Vasavi was looking like a Goddess of peace and benevolence. She said her brother Virupaksha's administration and justice will be written in letters of gold and will be known as the golden era of Vysyas.

When Vasavi entered the homagundam of raging fire, suddenly the fire became a cool breeze and Agni Deva came out with folded hands and said that he could not bear Vasavi who was hotter than him. Vasavi told Agni Deva that she do not want to perform Agni pariksha, she would grow cooler to him and he can transport her and others to Kailash through her transplanatory prowess. She performed Agni Pravesam to reach kailash and others followed her.
The love sick king Vishnuvardhana spent many sleepless nights and went to Penugonda, on his way, he got the news about Vasavi, he understood he was the cause for bringing in sorrow to hundreds of families in his rule. His mind was agitated. He saw his end was nearing.
The land of Vysyas with its capital Penugonda, known as garden of peace plunged in sorrow. The wailing of the relatives rent the air; the younger generation losing their parents was thrown into an uncontrollable grief. It was  Baskaracharys's affectionate words that made them to realize that their parents who had lived in properity and plenty died for the principle they cherished. Those elders will be remembered as long as Sun and Moon existed.
After the sudden demise of Vishnuvardhana, his son Prince Rajaraja Narendra visited the land of Penugonda with a retinue of peace loving citizens. Vasavi was worshipped as Kanyakaparameswari. The first temple for Vasavi was built in Penugonda.