Kannada Brahmin

Classification

Kannada Brahmins fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India. These Brahmins generally are further sub-divided into a number of gotras and the Veda Shakha, which professes to subscribe to the performance of the yajna and other rites. Another sub-division divides them those who follow the Apastamba Dharmasutra and Asvalayana Sutra. Adherents of the latter preponderate in the state.