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	{{short description\|Brahmin community from Konkan region of India}}		{{short description\|Brahmin community from Konkan region of India}}
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	\|langs =[[Konkani Language\|Konkani]], [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Malvani dialect\|Malwani]], [[Maharashtrian Konkani]]		\|langs =[[Konkani Language\|Konkani]], [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Malvani dialect\|Malwani]], [[Maharashtrian Konkani]]
	\|rels = [[Hinduism]]		\|rels = [[Hinduism]]
	\|related = [[Konkani people]], [[Goud Saraswat Brahmin]], [[~~Daivadnya Brahmin~~]], [[Padye]], [[Karhade Brahmin]]		\|related = [[Konkani people]], [[Goud Saraswat Brahmin]], [[Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu]], [[Pathare Prabhu]], [[Padye]], [[Karhade Brahmin]]

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	'''Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahmin''' is a ~~community hailing~~ from the western coast of [[India]], residing in the [[Konkan]] division of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Goa]]. ~~This community is~~ also known as ''Kudaldeshkar Aadya Gaud Brahmin'', ''Kudaldeshkar'' and sometimes ''Kudalkar ~~Brahmin~~''s.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Court-rejects-trusts-decision-not-to-let-non-Marathi-redevelop-south-Mumbai-property/articleshow/12527449.cms\|title=Court rejects trust's decision not to let 'non-Marathi' redevelop south Mumbai property - Times of India\|last=Thomas\|first=Shibu\|date=4 April 2012\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> They speak [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], [[Malvani dialect\|Malwani]] dialect of [[~~konkani~~ language\|Konkani]].		'''Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahmin''' is a Brahmin sub-caste from the western coast of [[India]], residing in the [[Konkan]] division of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Goa]]. They also known as '''Kudaldeshkar Aadya Gaud Brahmin''', '''Kudaldeshkar''' and sometimes '''Kudalkar Brahmins'''.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Court-rejects-trusts-decision-not-to-let-non-Marathi-redevelop-south-Mumbai-property/articleshow/12527449.cms\|title=Court rejects trust's decision not to let 'non-Marathi' redevelop south Mumbai property - Times of India\|last=Thomas\|first=Shibu\|date=4 April 2012\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> They speak [[Marathi language\|Marathi]], and the [[Malvani dialect\|Malwani]] dialect of [[Konkani language\|Konkani]].
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	==~~Religion~~==		== History ==
	~~Kudaldeshkar Adya Gaud Brahmins follow~~ [[~~Shankaracharya]]'s [[Advaita Vedanta~~\|~~Advaita~~]] ~~school~~ of ~~philosophy, and have their own three centuries old~~ [[~~Math~~]] in ~~Dabholi village in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The first pontiff of the Shreemat Purnanand Swamiji~~<ref>~~{{Cite web\|url=http://www~~.~~konkanonline~~.~~com~~/~~Sindhudurg/Purnanand-Swami-Math.html\|title=Purnanand Swami Math \| Sindhudurg\|access-date=27 January 2020}}~~</ref> ~~was initiated into [[Sanyasa]]~~ by ~~Vishwananda Swamiji~~. ~~The present 20th pontiff of the Math is Pradyumnanand Swamiji~~.<ref>{{~~Cite web \|url=http://www.kdgbgoregaon.com/index.htm \|title=About Dabholi Matha~~ \|~~access-~~date=14 June ~~2009~~ \|~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512173040/http://kdgbgoregaon.com/index.htm \|archive-~~date=~~12 May 2010 \|url-status=dead~~ }}~~</ref>~~		[[File:Maharashtra Districts.png\|right\|thumb\|315px\|Divisions of Maharashtra. The red region is an approximate indication of Konkan, the coastal region of Maharashtra and the ancestral home of Kudaldeshkars]]The Aadya Gaud Brahmins who settled near the Kudal region, from the region of Gudadesh near [[Shravasti]] in north India<ref>“Varna va Jati” by Dr M.V.Patwardhan, published by Vidharbha Marathwada book company, 1966</ref><ref>“Mathgaoncha shilalekha ani brahman Samant rajvansh” by V.A.Bambardekar, published by Mumbaivaibhav press, 1925</ref> and not from Bengal.{{fcn\|date=June 2023}}{{qn\|date=June 2023}}

			== Philosophy ==
			Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahmins follow [[Shankaracharya]]'s [[Advaita Vedanta\|Advaita]] school of philosophy, and have their own three centuries old [[Matha]] in Dabholi village in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The first pontiff of the Shreemat Purnanand Swamiji<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.konkanonline.com/Sindhudurg/Purnanand-Swami-Math.html\|title=Purnanand Swami Math \| Sindhudurg\|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> was initiated into [[Sanyasa]] by Vishwananda Swamiji. The present 20th pontiff of the Math is Pradyumnanand Swamiji.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.kdgbgoregaon.com/index.htm \|title=About Dabholi Matha \|access-date=14 June 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512173040/http://kdgbgoregaon.com/index.htm \|archive-date=12 May 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	==Language==		==Language==
	The original language of Kudaldeshkars is ''Malwani''. The ''[[Malvani dialect~~\|Malwani~~]]~~'' dialects~~ of [[konkani language\|Konkani]] (also referred to as a creoles between Konkani and Marathi). Today ''Malwani'' is more significantly identified as the principal language of Kudaldeshkars and also of the natives of the Sindhudurg district. There is no ~~special~~ script or text characters for ''Malwani'' and it is generally written in Devanagari. They also speak [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] in [[Maharashtra]], and [[konkani language\|Konkani]] in [[Goa]], and [[Karnataka]]. ''Malwani'' is also called ''Kudali'', originally known as Kudwali~~. Kudwal is the ancient name for ''Kudal''~~.<ref>"Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti" by B.D. Satoskar, published by Shubhada Publication</ref>		The original language of Kudaldeshkars is Malwani. The [[Malvani dialect]]s of [[konkani language\|Konkani]] are also referred to as creoles between Konkani and Marathi. Today Malwani is more significantly identified as the principal language of Kudaldeshkars and also of the natives of the Sindhudurg district. There is no unique script or text characters for Malwani and it is generally written in Devanagari. They also speak [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] in [[Maharashtra]], and [[konkani language\|Konkani]] in [[Goa]] and [[Karnataka]]. Malwani is also called ''Kudali'', originally known as Kudwali.<ref>"Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti" by B.D. Satoskar, published by Shubhada Publication</ref>

	~~==Diet==~~
	~~{{Unreferenced section\|date=August 2019}}~~
	Since the community had its base in the Konkan area, food habits are naturally influenced by the sea coast Their cuisine is unique, more of humid tropical nature, rice, spices, kokum, raw mangoes, cashew nuts and coconuts. Still, the Malwani diets unique characteristics are well distinguished from Goan food. The cuisine contains a variety of spices blended with roasted coconut and coconut milk, the curries are made of finely grated coconut /coconut cream and coconut milk added to it. The Konkan region has Alphanso mangoes, and cashews, bananas, watermelons and pineapples also grow in abundance.

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{short description|Brahmin community from Konkan region of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{multiple issues|
{{Original research|date=February 2012}}
{{primary sources|date=August 2012}}
}}
{{infobox ethnic group
|group = Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahmin
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|popplace = Primary populations in: [[Goa]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Karnataka]]

Populations in: [[United Kingdom]], [[United States]], [[Canada]]
|langs =[[Konkani Language|Konkani]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Malvani dialect|Malwani]], [[Maharashtrian Konkani]]
|rels = [[Hinduism]]
|related = [[Konkani people]], [[Goud Saraswat Brahmin]], [[Daivadnya Brahmin]], [[Padye]], [[Karhade Brahmin]]

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'''Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahmin''' is a community hailing from the western coast of [[India]], residing in the [[Konkan]] division of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Goa]]. This community is also known as ''Kudaldeshkar Aadya Gaud Brahmin'', ''Kudaldeshkar'' and sometimes ''Kudalkar Brahmin''s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Court-rejects-trusts-decision-not-to-let-non-Marathi-redevelop-south-Mumbai-property/articleshow/12527449.cms|title=Court rejects trust's decision not to let 'non-Marathi' redevelop south Mumbai property - Times of India|last=Thomas|first=Shibu|date=4 April 2012|work=The Times of India|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> They speak [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Malvani dialect|Malwani]] dialect of [[konkani language|Konkani]].
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[[File:Maharashtra Districts.png|right|thumb|315px|Divisions of Maharashtra. The red region is an approximate indication of Konkan, the coastal region of Maharashtra and the ancestral home of Kudaldeshkars]]

==Religion==
Kudaldeshkar Adya Gaud Brahmins follow [[Shankaracharya]]'s [[Advaita Vedanta|Advaita]] school of philosophy, and have their own three centuries old [[Math]] in Dabholi village in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The first pontiff of the Shreemat Purnanand Swamiji<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.konkanonline.com/Sindhudurg/Purnanand-Swami-Math.html|title=Purnanand Swami Math | Sindhudurg|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> was initiated into [[Sanyasa]] by Vishwananda Swamiji. The present 20th pontiff of the Math is Pradyumnanand Swamiji.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kdgbgoregaon.com/index.htm |title=About Dabholi Matha |access-date=14 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512173040/http://kdgbgoregaon.com/index.htm |archive-date=12 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Language==
The original language of Kudaldeshkars is ''Malwani''. The ''[[Malvani dialect|Malwani]]'' dialects of [[konkani language|Konkani]] (also referred to as a creoles between Konkani and Marathi). Today ''Malwani'' is more significantly identified as the principal language of Kudaldeshkars and also of the natives of the Sindhudurg district. There is no special script or text characters for ''Malwani'' and it is generally written in Devanagari. They also speak [[Marathi language|Marathi]] in [[Maharashtra]], and [[konkani language|Konkani]] in [[Goa]], and [[Karnataka]]. ''Malwani'' is also called ''Kudali'', originally known as Kudwali. Kudwal is the ancient name for ''Kudal''.<ref>"Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti" by B.D. Satoskar, published by Shubhada Publication</ref>

==Diet==
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2019}}
Since the community had its base in the Konkan area, food habits are naturally influenced by the sea coast Their cuisine is unique, more of humid tropical nature, rice, spices, kokum, raw mangoes, cashew nuts and coconuts. Still, the Malwani diets unique characteristics are well distinguished from Goan food. The cuisine contains a variety of spices blended with roasted coconut and coconut milk, the curries are made of finely grated coconut /coconut cream and coconut milk added to it. The Konkan region has Alphanso mangoes, and cashews, bananas, watermelons and pineapples also grow in abundance.

==See also==
*[[Goud Saraswat Brahmin]]
*[[Kudal]]
*[[Konkan]]
*[[List of Goan Brahmin communities]]
*[[Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins|Rajapur Brahmins]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.kudaldeshkar.com Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahmin Snehavardhak Sangh]

{{Ethnic and social groups of Goa and Konkan}}

[[Category:Brahmin communities of Goa]]
[[Category:Brahmin communities of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Hinduism in Goa]]