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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12 Facts About Saraswat Brahmins
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Saraswats 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 Brahmins are referred to as Konkani 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 Western and South India, The Saraswat Brahmins are Rigvedi Brahmins and they follow Ashwalayana Sutra and are of Shakala Shaka Saraswat Brahmins are divided into two groups based on the Vedanta they follow, the first of which follows the Dvaita Vedanta of Madhvacharya and second group are followers of Advaita Vedanta of Adi Shankara.
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In Karnataka and Kerala, Majority of Gaud Saraswat Brahmins are followers of Madhvacharya, while the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins are Smarthas, followers of Adi Shankara.
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Saraswat 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 Saraswat Brahmins" formed a symbiotic relationship with Vaishya castes such as Khatris, Lohanas, etc.
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The prominent Saraswat merchants mentioned at this time i e early 1600s are Govinda, Pondya as well as the Kini and Nayaks.
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Saraswat Brahmins are divided into various territorial endogamous groups, who did not intermarry.
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In Goa and Konkan region, Saraswat Brahmins have both vegetarians and pescetarians among them, while in Maharashtra they are pescetarians.
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In Gujarat, Saraswat Brahmins are pure vegetarians and do not even consume masur dal and garlic.
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In Karnataka, Saraswat Brahmins are mainly concentrated in the coastal Kanara region.
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