Hoysala Karnataka Brahmin
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Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins are a community of Smarta Brahmins originating in the Hoysala Empire. The empire ruled most of what is now Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries.
Hoysala Empire emblem at Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
Brahmin
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Brahmin is a varna within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra. The traditional occupation of Brahmins is that of priesthood at Hindu temples or at socio-religi
Brahmins worshipping river Ganges, The Land of Temples (India), 1882
Vedic Brahmin Rishi worshipping Shakti
A Brahmin soldier
Four ascetic Brahmins from Gandhara, 2nd century