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Mainali
Mainali (मैनाली)is a Nepalese surname predominantly Hindu. Mainali are Brahmins and belong to Kaundinya, gotra. All under Kaundinya(upamanyay) along with Parāshara, Kundina and Vasishtha belong to Vasishta gana. Mainali are Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-Europeans.
They are believed to have immigriated to Kanpur- Kavrepalanchok District from western himalayan range (at the time, Himalayan Range included Afghanistan, Nepal, and India) belt and later residing at dhading, kathmandu, chitwan, jhapa etc. of Nepal