Template:Infobox ethnic group Koteshwara Brahmins (also known as Koteshwara Magane Brahmins) are a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Karnataka. The community is mainly concentrated in the Koteshwara, Kundapur, and surrounding areas of Udupi district in Karnataka.[1][2] The community takes its name from the village Koteshwara, which is their native place.[3] Koteshwara Brahmins follows the Dvaita Vedanta propounded by Madhvacharya and are followers of Sodhe Vadiraja Swami Matha.[4]
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- ↑ Karnataka State Gazetteer: South Kanara{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press(1973)
- ↑ Karnataka State: Udupi District{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Gazetteer Department(2012)
- ↑ Brahmanas of South India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Kalpaz Publications(2005). ISBN 9788178353005
- ↑ Brahmanas of South India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Kalpaz Publications(2005). ISBN 9788178353005