Uttarakhand

KALA is an Indian Garhwali clan, with the same surname, found in Uttarakhand in northern India. The original first  village of the Kala's is 'Sumari' situated near Srinagar Garhwal, the ancient capital of Garhwal. The Kuldevi (Clan deity) of Kala is 'Gaurja'/'Gaura'. The main temple of the Goddess is situated in Devalgarh. many ancient temple)is located in Sumari .Kala's are Garhwali Brahmins of Bharadwaj gotra and are classified as Gangadi Brahmins in Uttarakhand.Kala's are mostly spread in the valleys of Pauri and Tehri,Rudraprayag,Dehradun District According to history of Garhwal by Shri Harikrishan Raturi, Kala's come to Garhwal from kali kumaon in 912 a.d. but as public-hearing (Janshruti), About centuries ago, a priest from Ratna Deep area of Gujarat set off for a holy journey with his king, when they were going to badrinath (old route of badrinath goes through the area where now present Sumari exists) and after reaching near to the pond ...