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{{Infobox ethnic group<br />
|image=Mutt - River facing door.jpg<br />
|group= Panchagrama Brahmin<br />
|popplace=[[Udupi District]], [[Karnataka]]<br>[[Shimoga district]], [[Karnataka]] <br>[[Chikkamagaluru district]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
|langs= [[Kannada|Standard Kannada]], [[Kundagannada dialect|Kundgannada]],<br />
[[Sanskrit]]<br />
|rels=[[Hinduism]]<br />
*Classification Based on [[Sampradaya]]:<br />
[[Smartha]]<br />
*Classification based on [[Veda]]:<br />
[[Rigveda|Rigvedi]]<br />
}} <br />
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The '''Panchagrama Brahmins''' are a [[Brahmin]] community that follow the [[Smartha]] [[Sampradaya]]. They belong to the [[Indian state]] of [[Karnataka]], and reside primarily in the districts of [[Udupi]], [[Shimoga]] and [[Chikmaglur]], [[Bengaluru]] and other cities.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The words ''Panchagrama Brahmin'' (पंचग्रामब्राह्मण) are from [[Sanskrit]] and the term translates as ''one Brahmin from five villages''.<br />
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==Classification==<br />
The Panchagrama Brahmins belong to the group of Pancha Dravida Brahmins in [[Karnataka]]. Though the Panchagramis primarily speak [[Kannada]], they are classified as one of the six subdivisions of [[Tulu people|Tulu Brahmins]], along with other Kannada and Tulu speaking Brahmins of South Canara.<ref>{{cite web|author=Denis Larionov & Alexander Zhulin |url=http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/edgar-thurston/castes-and-tribes-of-southern-india-volume-1-ala/page-32-castes-and-tribes-of-southern-india-volume-1-ala.shtml |title=Read the ebook Castes and tribes of southern India (Volume 1) by Edgar Thurston |publisher=Ebooksread.com |date= |accessdate=2013-05-19}}</ref> This is because [[Tulu language|Tulu]] is predominant in the erstwhile [[South Canara]] district (of which the present [[Udupi district]] was a part). Majority of the community stays in Shimoga and Chikamagalur district.<br />
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==Language==<br />
The Panchagrama Brahmins speak Kannada as their first language. The standard dialect is spoken by those in [[Shimoga]] and Chikmanglur, whereas in the Kundapura taluka of [[Udupi district]], [[Kundagannada]] is in parlance. Additionally, [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] is used for religious rituals.<br />
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==Family deity==<br />
The Shankaranarayana Temple at [[Shankaranarayana]], whose deity is a confluence of both Shankara ([[Shiva]]) and [[Narayana]] ( [[Vishnu]]), houses the family deity of the Panchagramis. The Udbhava Linga, a naturally formed [[lingam]] of Lord Shankara and Lord Narayana, is the main deity of this temple. The lingam is a foot below ground, inside the Garbhagudi and only its mirror image can be seen by the devotees.<ref name="www.shankaranarayana.org/history">{{cite web|url=http://www.shankaranarayana.org/history.html |title=Shankaranarayana Temple – Official Website |publisher=Shankaranarayana.org |date= |accessdate=2012-09-01}}</ref> A legend ascribes the founding of the holy place to Maharishi [[Parashurama]] as one of seven others. The village is located in a valley near the [[Sahyadris]] in [[Udupi district]], at a distance of 25&nbsp;km from the coast. Shankaranarayana, Subrahmanya, Udupi, Kumbhakaashi, Koteshwara, Kolluru and Gokarna are the seven holy places which constitute the Parashurama Kshetra.<ref name="www.shankaranarayana.org/history"/> At the same time majority of this community who are in Shimoga and Chikamagalur district also worship Lord [[Venkateshwara]] of [[Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala|Tirumala]] as family deity.<br />
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==Mutt==<br />
The Panchagrama Brahmins identify with the [[Tirthamukthapuri Shri Matha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/1207240/Yoga-Narasimha-Temple-Mutt-Tirthamuttur |title=Yoga Narasimha Temple & Mutt, Tirthamuttur |publisher=Wikimapia.org |date= |accessdate=2013-05-19}}</ref> Tirthamuttur, located in the Thirthahalli taluk of [[Shimoga district]]. This Matha came into existence during the period of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sringeri.net/jagadgurus/sri-vidyaranya/biography|title=Biography of Sri Vidyaranya|work=Sringeri Sharada Peetham}}</ref> It is located on the banks of the Tunga river, along with an ancient Yoga Narasimha Swamy temple.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Shankaranarayana]]<br />
*[[Sringeri Sharada Peetham]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Brahmin communities of Karnataka]]</div>Sandy Saha