Kota Brahmins

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Kota Brahmin
Regions with significant populations
Karnataka, India
Languages
Kota Kannada, a dialect of Kannada, [1] Tulu, Sanskrit
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Shivalli Brahmin • Koteshwara Brahmin

Kota Brahmins are a Hindu Brahmin sub-caste mainly from the Indian state of Karnataka. [1] Kota Brahmins take their name from their native village Kota. They speak a Kannada dialect different from the other regional dialects and Tulu. Kota Brahmins are mainly concentrated in the villages of Kota of Udupi district. [2] The Kotas follow Smarta tradition. The Guru Narasimha Temple, Saligrama is important to them. [3]

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  1. 1 2 Krishnendu Ray, Tulasi Srinivas (2012). Curried Cultures: Globalization, Food, and South Asia. University of California Press. p. 100. ISBN   978-0520270114 . Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ↑ N. Shyam Bhat (1 January 1998). South Kanara, 1799-1860: A Study in Colonial Administration and Regional Response. Mittal Publications. p. 25. ISBN   9788170995869.
  3. ↑ Karnataka State Gazetteer: South Kanara. Director of Print., Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1973. p. 109. The Kota Brahmins , so called from a village in the northern part of the Udipi taluk, are Smarthas.


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