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Koteshwara Brahmins (also known as Koteshwara Magane Brahmins) are a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Karnataka. The community is mainly concentrated in the Koteshwara, Kundapur, and surrounding areas of Udupi district in Karnataka. The community takes its name from the village Koteshwara, which is their native place. Koteshwara Brahmins follows the Dvaita Vedanta propounded by Madhvacharya and are followers of Sodhe Vadiraja Swami Matha.

See also

• Kannada Brahmins

References

1. Karnataka State Gazetteer: South Kanara. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1973. p. 109. The Koteshwara Brahmins , who are Madhvas , are a small body who take their name from Koteshwara , a place in Coondapur taluk.
2. S. Anees Siraj (2012). Karnataka State: Udupi District. Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Gazetteer Department. p. 178. The sub-divisions amongst the Brahmins in the district are Havyak, Shivalli, Kota, Koteshwar, Sthanik, Karhad, Saraswat, Chitpavan, Deshasth etc. Karhads, Saraswats and Chitpavans are immigrants from Maharashtra.
3. Nagendra Rao (2005). Brahmanas of South India. Kalpaz Publications. p. 60. ISBN 9788178353005.
4. Nagendra Rao (2005). Brahmanas of South India. Kalpaz Publications. p. 77. ISBN 9788178353005.

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