Saraswat Brahmins are Hindu Brahmins, who are spread over widely separated regions spanning from Kashmir in North India to Konkan in West India to Kanara and Kerala in South India.
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10 Facts About Punjabi Brahmins
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Saraswats Punjabi Brahmins are classified under the Pancha Gauda Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India.
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In Western and South India, along with the Chitpavan, Karhades, and Konkani-speaking Saraswat Punjabi Brahmins are referred to as Konkani Punjabi Brahmins, which denotes those Brahmin sub-castes of the Konkan coast which have a regional significance in Maharashtra and Goa.
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In Karnataka and Kerala, Majority of Gaud Saraswat Punjabi Brahmins are followers of Madhvacharya, while the Chitrapur Saraswat Punjabi Brahmins are Smarthas, followers of Adi Shankara.
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Saraswat Punjabi Brahmins originating in Balochistan were called sindhur and were considered a low caste.
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Jurgen Schaflechner cites the historian Rowe who states that such "low ranking Punjabi Brahmins" formed a symbiotic relationship with Vaishya castes such as Khatris, Lohanas, etc.
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Saraswat Punjabi Brahmins are divided into various territorial endogamous groups, who did not intermarry.
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In Goa and Konkan region, Saraswat Punjabi Brahmins have both vegetarians and pescetarians among them, while in Maharashtra they are pescetarians.
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In Gujarat, Saraswat Punjabi Brahmins are pure vegetarians and do not even consume masur dal and garlic.
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In Karnataka, Saraswat Punjabi Brahmins are mainly concentrated in the coastal Kanara region.
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