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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 .
The Himalayan states of Uttarakhand (20%) and Himachal Pradesh (14%) have the highest percentage of Brahmin population relative to respective state's total Hindus, followed by Delhi (12%), Jammu Kashmir (11%), Uttar Pradesh (10%), in other states the Brahmins being less than 10% of the population, the lowest being in the southern states of ...
A Vaidika Smarta Brahmin from Mysore, 1868. The adjective Smārta 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 ...
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.
Jitendra Abhisheki (1929-1997) was an Indian vocalist, composer and scholar of Indian classical, semi-classical, and devotional music for in a Padye Karhade Brahmin family. While he distinguished himself in Hindustani music, he is also credited for the revival of the Marathi musical theatre in the 1960s.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) said that Ms Twombly’s daughter, known as CW in court records, described the group as an “anti-government group that has a religious ...
Aundh State, ruled by Deshasthas Brahmins; Banaili Estate of Bihar - ruled by Chaudhary Bahadhur lineage - (Maithil Brahmins) Baudh State was a princely state ruled by a Brahmin family who adopted a nephew of the Raja of Keonjhar as successor; Benares State, a 13 gun salute (15 gun salute local) state ruled by Bhumihar Brahmins
Someone put this statement, "It is currently thought that the lowly role amongst the latter was due to an attempt at maintaining line purity by the first Shivali Brahmin men who migrated to the South and married local (non-Brahmin) fisher women." Generally, in most traditional Brahmin societies, women's roles in religion were limited.