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 | |
|---|---|
| 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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