Kota Brahmins
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Kota Brahmins are a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state 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
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0520270114. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- 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
- Boloji.com Archived 10 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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