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The role of Brahmin priests, called Sulinggih, [76] has been open to both genders since medieval times. A Hindu Brahmin priestess is shown above. Some Brahmins formed an influential group in Burmese Buddhist kingdoms in 18th- and 19th-century. The court Brahmins were locally called Punna. [77]
The earliest historical evidence of settlement of Brahmins in Assam comes from epigraphic sources of the Varman dynasty (350–650). [6] In the late medieval period beginning with the early 16th century, a number of Brahmins from Mithila, Benaras, Kanauj, Bengal and Puri (Srikshetra), were settled in western Assam by the Koch kings for performing Brahminical rites.
It also refers to one of the Gotra's of Shivalli Madhwa Brahmin (Shivalli Brahmin) community of coastal Karnataka state. Today, Bhargava also refers to a Brahmin community in India, who claim descent from the sage Bhrigu .
Aryacakravarti Dynasty which was ruled by Tamil Brahmins; Baghochia Dynasty was founded by Raja Bir Sen and were the ruling dynasty of Hathwa Raj and Bans Gaon Estate. The Cadet branch of the family also ruled Tamkuhi Raj, Salemgarh Estate, Ledo Gadi, Kiajori estate and Kharna Ghatwali.
Marathi Brahmins (also known as Maharashtrian Brahmins) are communities native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are classified into mainly three sub-divisions based on their places of origin, " Desh ", " Karad " and " Konkan ".
Chitpavan Brahmins in Maharashtra speak Marathi as their language. The Marathi spoken by Chitpavans in Pune is the standard form of language used all over Maharashtra today. [4] This form has many words derived from Sanskrit and retains the Sanskrit pronunciation of many, misconstrued by non-standard speakers as "nasalised pronunciation". [66]
The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) [7] are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group [ 8 ] from the Kashmir Valley , [ 9 ] [ 10 ] located within the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir .
Saraswats Brahmins are classified under the Pancha Gauda Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India. [3]In Western and South India, along with the Chitpavan, Karhades (including Padhyes, Bhatt Prabhus), and Konkani-speaking Saraswat Brahmins are referred to as Konkani Brahmins, which denotes those Brahmin sub-castes of the Konkan coast which have a regional significance in ...