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Vadama, meaning "Northerners", are a sub-sect of the Iyer community of Tamil Brahmins.While some believe that their name is an indication of the fact that they were the most recent Brahmin migrants to the Tamil country others interpret the usage of the term "Vadama" as a reference to their strict adherence to the Sanskrit language and Vedic rituals which are of northerly origin.
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Andhra Vaishnavas form a single distinct sect and are not divided into the Vadakalai and Tenkalai denominations, unlike the Tamil Iyengars coreligionists. [4] Their practices are similar to Tenkalai denomination as they follow Tenkalai Sri Vaishnava mutts of Tirukoilur Emperumanar Jiyar mutt , Yathiraja Jiyar mutt and Tirupati Ramanuja Jiyar mutt .
The Maratha-era kaifiyats (bureaucratic records) of Deccan, which give an account of the society in the southern Maratha country, mention the following Brahmin communities as Pancha-Gaudas [5] Kanoji Brahmins; Kamrupi Brahmins; Utkala Brahmins; Maithil Brahmins; Gurjara Brahmins
Author Robert Beer states that "The form of the Buddhist khaṭvāṅga derived from the emblematic staff of the early Indian Shaivite yogis, known as kapalikas or "skull-bearers". The kapalikas were originally miscreants who had been sentenced to a twelve-year term of penance for the crime of inadvertently killing a Brahmin .
Pallava Dynasty {c.285–905 CE} was a Tamil brahmin of bharadwaj gotra (Tamil Samaṇar Dynasty), Pallavas ruled Andhra (Krishna-Guntur) and north and central Tamil Nadu. Appar is traditionally credited with converting the Pallava king, Mahendravarman to Saivaism. [8] [9] Parivrajaka Dynasty ruled parts of central India during the 5th and 6th ...
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Another theory of origin for Zafar Khan is that he was of Brahmin origin, [18] and that Bahman is a corrupted personalized form of Brahmin, [19] with Hasan being a Hindu Brahmin who became Muslim. [ 20 ] [ 18 ] However this view has been discredited by S. A. Q. Husaini, who considers the idea of a Brahmin origin or Zafar Khan originally being a ...