Kota Brahmins

Kota Brahmin
Regions with significant populations
	Karnataka,India
Languages
	Mother tongueis Kota Kannada, a dialect ofKannada,Tulu,Sanskrit
Religion
	Hinduism

Kota Brahminsare a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state ofKarnataka.^[1]Kota Brahmins take their name from their native villageKota.They speak aKannadadialect different from the other regional dialects. Kota Brahmins are mainly concentrated in the villages ofKotaofUdupi district.^[2]Kotas followSmarta tradition.TheGuru Narasimha Temple, Saligramais important to them.^[3]

References

^^a ^bKrishnendu Ray, Tulasi Srinivas (2012).Curried Cultures: Globalization, Food, and South Asia.University of California Press.p. 100.ISBN 978-0520270114.Retrieved16 July2015.
^N. Shyam Bhat (1 January 1998).South Kanara, 1799-1860: A Study in Colonial Administration and Regional Response.Mittal Publications. p. 25.ISBN 9788170995869.
^Karnataka State Gazetteer: South Kanara.Director of Print., Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1973. p. 109.The Kota Brahmins, so called from a village in the northern part of the Udipi taluk, are Smarthas.

External links

Kootabandhu.org
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[CurriedCultures-1] Krishnendu Ray, Tulasi Srinivas (2012).Curried Cultures: Globalization, Food, and South Asia.University of California Press.p. 100.ISBN 978-0520270114.Retrieved16 July2015.

[2] N. Shyam Bhat (1 January 1998).South Kanara, 1799-1860: A Study in Colonial Administration and Regional Response.Mittal Publications. p. 25.ISBN 9788170995869.

[3] Karnataka State Gazetteer: South Kanara.Director of Print., Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1973. p. 109.The Kota Brahmins, so called from a village in the northern part of the Udipi taluk, are Smarthas.

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