Note 178 — Volume II. (continued 3)
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Brindabani.—A sub-caste of Gusâîns who take their name from Brindaban, in the Mathura District (vrindavana, “the grove of tulasi” or basil). It is not quite clear to which section of the Vaishnavas the term is applied. The relation of Brindaban to the modern school of Hindu reformers has been elaborately discussed by Mr. Growse.178