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Kota Brahmins are a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Karnataka. 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. Kotas follow Smarta tradition. The Guru Narasimha Temple, Saligrama is important to them.

See also

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

References

1. ^ Krishnendu Ray, Tulasi Srinivas (2012). Curried Cultures: Globalization, Food, and South Asia. University of California Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0520270114. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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.

External links

• Kootabandhu.org
• Boloji.com Archived 10 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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