Tuluva Brahmins
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The Tuluva Brahmins are the three Tulu
-speaking Brahmin
communities of Shivalli Brahmins, Sthanika Brahmins
and the Tuluva Hebbars
.
All these Brahmin communities trace their origin to Achichatra in north India
, from which they migrated to Tulu Nadu
. They were among the most orthodox of all Brahmins in India. Most Tulu Brahmins follow Dvaita
philosophy; others follow Advaita or Smartha philosophy. In the caste system, Namboodiri Brahmins consider them slightly inferior to themselves. They are among the only Brahmin community in India who are related to Namboodiri since both supposedly migrated from the same place of Achichatra.
These communities have also migrated south to the state of Kerala
, where they are referred to as Erabrandiri.
Tulu language
The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...
-speaking Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
communities of Shivalli Brahmins, Sthanika Brahmins
Sthanika Brahmins
Sthānika Brāhmins are Smartha Brahmins, and come under the classification of Tuluva Brahmins; The belong to Pancha-Drāvida Brahmin Community. The Kuladevatha of Sthānika Brahmin's is Subramanya...
and the Tuluva Hebbars
Tuluva Hebbars
Tuluva Hebbars are a Tulu-speaking Brahmin community from Karnataka, India. The name "Hebbar" comes from the Kannada, "hebbu/hiridhu" + "haruva" ....
.
All these Brahmin communities trace their origin to Achichatra in north India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, from which they migrated to Tulu Nadu
Tulu Nadu
Tulu Nadu is a Tulu-speaking region spread over to parts of present Karnataka and Kerala States of India. It consists of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka and the northern parts of the Kasaragod district of Kerala up to the Payaswini River...
. They were among the most orthodox of all Brahmins in India. Most Tulu Brahmins follow Dvaita
Dvaita
Dvaita is a school of Vedanta founded by Shri Madhvacharya....
philosophy; others follow Advaita or Smartha philosophy. In the caste system, Namboodiri Brahmins consider them slightly inferior to themselves. They are among the only Brahmin community in India who are related to Namboodiri since both supposedly migrated from the same place of Achichatra.
These communities have also migrated south to the state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, where they are referred to as Erabrandiri.