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The Bias/Vyas Brahmin is a Brahmin community found in the Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.Bias brahman are believed to have migrated from gujrat.[ citation needed ]

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