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The Shivalli Brahmins are a Hindu Brahmin community in Karnataka.They are divided into two groups, the first of who follow the Dvaita philosophy founded by the Vaishnava saint Madhvacharya of Udupi are called Shivalli Madhva Brahmins, and the second of who follow the Advaita philosophy of Adi Shankara are known as Shivalli Smartha Brahmins.
Gaudapadacharya, a proponent of Advaita Vedanta, was born into a Brahmin family. His disciple, Adi Shankara, is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism. [37] [38] [39] Historical records, state scholars, suggest that Brahmin varna was not limited to a particular status or priest and the teaching profession.
In sweets, Hayagreeva is a very common sweet dish made in most Madhwa Brahmin homes, made using Bengal gram with jaggery and coconut. [43] Strict Madhva Brahmins avoid onion, garlic, red lentils, and even carrots, radish, brinjal and a few other vegetables and spices.
Kota Brahmins are a Hindu Brahmin subcaste 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. Kota Brahmins are mainly concentrated in the villages of Kota of Udupi district. [2] Kotas follow Smarta tradition.
During the first quarter of the eighteenth century A.D., the Sthanikas in Tulu speaking region of coastal Karnataka lost their reputed position because of the acute Saiva-Vaisnava (Madhva shivalli cult) rivalry, [8] the changed political set up, the British revenue policies and as they joined their hands in freedom fights supporting the local rulers of that time.
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Havyaka Brahmin, originally called Havika Brahmana, is a Hindu Brahmin community native to the districts of Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu / Coorg,coastal Karnataka and the Kasaragod district of Kerala. [1] Havyakas fall under the Pancha-Dravida Brahmin category.
A Vaidika Smarta Brahmin from Mysore, 1868. The adjective SmÄrta is also used to classify a Brahmin who adheres to the Smriti corpus of texts. [17] [16] Smarta Brahmins specialize in the Smriti corpus of texts, [96] are differentiated from Srauta Brahmins who specialize in the Sruti corpus of texts such as the Brahmanas layer embedded inside ...