Kota Brahmins Explained

Group:	Kota Brahmin
Popplace:	Karnataka, India
Langs:	Mother tongue is Kota Kannada, a dialect of Kannada,^[1] Tulu, Sanskrit
Rels:	Hinduism

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. The Guru Narasimha Temple, Saligrama is important to them.^[3]

See also

• Nambudiri
• Shivalli Brahmin
• Koteshwara Brahmin
• Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins
• Gaud Saraswat Brahmin

External links

• Kootabandhu.org
• Boloji.com

Notes and References

1. Book: Krishnendu Ray, Tulasi Srinivas . 2012 . Curried Cultures: Globalization, Food, and South Asia . . 100 . 978-0520270114 . 16 July 2015.
2. Book: South Kanara, 1799-1860: A Study in Colonial Administration and Regional Response. 25. N. Shyam Bhat. Mittal Publications. 1 January 1998. 9788170995869.
3. Book: Karnataka State Gazetteer: South Kanara. Director of Print., Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1973. 109. The Kota Brahmins, so called from a village in the northern part of the Udipi taluk, are Smarthas..