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In Hinduism, Attri
(Sanskrit: अत्रि) or
Atri is a legendary
bard and scholar,
and a son of Brahma,
said to be ancistor
of some Brahmin &
Vaishya community
(who adopt Atri as
 their
gotra) and in
addition, many
others use surnames
linked with the
place of their
origin, for example
Jhunjhunwala,
Vishnoi, Kedia,
Gindodiya, Kalothia,
Dokania, Lohia, etc.
Atri is the
Saptarishis (Seven
Great Sages Rishi)
in the seventh, i.e.
the present
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