Pancha-Dravida
Sign in to savePancha Dravida ( from Sanskrit: पंच pancha) is one of the two major groupings of Brahmins in Hinduism, of which the other is Pancha-Gauda.
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- In ''Rajatarangini''
- In the ''Sahyādrikhaṇḍa''
- In the ''kaifiyat''s
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Pancha Dravida ( from Sanskrit: पंच pancha) is one of the two major groupings of Brahmins in Hinduism, of which the other is Pancha-Gauda.
== In Rajatarangini == Kalhana, in his Rajatarangini (c. 12th century CE), classifies the following five Brahmin communities as Pancha Dravida, stating that they reside to the south of the Vindhyas: Karnataka (Karnataka Brahmins) Tailanga (Telugu Brahmins) Dravida (Brahmins of Tamil Nadu and Kerala) Maharashtraka (Maharashtrian Brahmins) Gurjara (Gujarati, Marwari and Mewari Brahmins)
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