Madhwa Brahmins
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Madhwa Brahmins or Madhwa or Deshastha Madhwa Brahmin (Deshastha Brahmins who follow Madhvacharyas philosophy) or Shivalli Madhwa Brahmin (Shivalli Brahmins who follow Madhvacharyas philosophy) is subcaste of Hindu Brahmin community in India.There is also a section of Madhva Brahmins in Goud Saraswat Brahmin community who follow Madhvacharya's philosophy.The Madhwas generally follow the Dvaita school of Vedanta philosophy as espoused by Sripada Madhvacharya.
According to Madhva sampradaya Madhwas mark two vertical lines with Gopichandana representing Krishna's 'lotus feet'. In between a vertical black line is made from the daily coal of the dhupa (incense).Madhwas generally worship only Avataras of Vishnu or Krishna daily. The coal left after offering incense is used to mark the black line. This is called as Angara. Those who are wearing this line have finished the Devara Puja (worship). Underneath the black line, red dot is added to indicate that one has finished eating their lunch.This dot is called as Akshate. It is the ash of the banana tree flower petal mixed with turmeric paste. The shape of Angara-Akshate is like that of a gada (mace). It is supposed to be Pranadeva Sannidhi (have the presence of Vayu Devaru). Those who did not perform daily worship to Narayana wear the simple two line tilak only.
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