Kota Brahmins
Kota Brahmins are a community from the Kundapur and surrounding areas of Udupi district[1] in Karnataka, Mangalore, Bantwal and Puttur taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. Originally thought to have been brought to Kota (Udupi Taluk) and adjacent areas from northern India by Parashurama, they speak a Kannada different from the other regional dialects. Kota Brahmins who had been originally concentrated in the villages of Kota of Udupi district, have spread to other areas.
Regions with significant populations | |
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Karnataka, India | |
Languages | |
Mother tongue is Kota Kannada, a dialect of Kannada[1] | |
Religion | |
Hinduism |
Kotas are a subsect of the Brahmin caste of Hinduism, in the Smarta tradition. The Guru Narasimha Temple, Saligrama is important to them.
See also
- Kannada Brahmins
References
- Krishnendu Ray, Tulasi Srinivas (2012). Curried Cultures: Globalization, Food, and South Asia. University of California Press. p. 100. ISBN 0520270118. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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