| Utkala Brahmin | |
|---|---|
) Priests from Utkala Brahmin community, during Yatra with Shankararcharya of Puri (center) | |
| Varna | Brahmin |
| Jāti | Utkala |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Odia language |
| Country | India |
| Original state | Odisha |
| Populated states | Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh |
| Related groups | Jyotish, Karan |
| Kingdom (original) | Utkala Kingdom |
Utkala Brahmin is also known as Utkal Brahmin is a Brahmin caste in India. Utkala Brahmins are the historical caretakers of the Jagannath Temple in Puri. The Utkala Brahmins are one of the five Pancha Gouda Brahmin communities that originally resided to the north of the Vindhyas.[1] They constitute more than 7% of Odisha state population.[2]
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Traditional dress of an utkala Brahmin Priest in Puri, Orissa in 1928
References
- ^ Lochtefeld, James G. (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z. Rosen. p. 725. ISBN 9780823931804.
- ^ Nava Kishor Das (2012). Odisha. Anthropological Survey of India by Seagull Books. ISBN 978-81-7046-293-4.