Koteshwara Brahmin Explained

Group:Koteshwara Brahmin
Popplace:Karnataka, India
Langs:Kannada, Tulu, Sanskrit
Rels:Hinduism (Vaishnava)
Related:Shivalli Brahmin • Kota Brahmin • Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins • Gaud Saraswat Brahmin

Koteshwara Brahmins (also known as Koteshwara Magane Brahmins) are a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Karnataka. The community is mainly concentrated in the Koteshwara, Kundapur, and surrounding areas of Udupi district in Karnataka.[1] [2] The community takes its name from the village Koteshwara, which is their native place.[3] Koteshwara Brahmins follows the Dvaita Vedanta propounded by Madhvacharya and are followers of Sodhe Vadiraja Swami Matha.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Karnataka State Gazetteer: South Kanara. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1973. 109. The Koteshwara Brahmins, who are Madhvas, are a small body who take their name from Koteshwara, a place in Coondapur taluk..
  2. Book: Karnataka State: Udupi District. S. Anees Siraj. Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Gazetteer Department. 2012. 178. The sub-divisions amongst the Brahmins in the district are Havyak, Shivalli, Kota, Koteshwar, Sthanik, Karhad, Saraswat, Chitpavan, Deshasth etc. Karhads, Saraswats and Chitpavans are immigrants from Maharashtra..
  3. Book: Brahmanas of South India. Nagendra Rao. Kalpaz Publications. 2005. 60. 9788178353005.
  4. Book: Brahmanas of South India. Nagendra Rao. Kalpaz Publications. 2005. 77. 9788178353005.

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