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Panch-Dravida


Pancha Dravida is one of the two major groupings of Brahmins in Hinduism, of which the other was Pancha-Gauda.

According to Kalhana's Rajatarangini (c. 12th century CE), the Pancha Dravida group includes the following five Brahmin communities residing to the south of the Vindhyas:

The Maratha-era kaifiyats (bureaucratic records) of Deccan, which give an account of the society in the southern Maratha country, mention the following Brahmin communities as Pancha Dravida:

The kafiyats classify the Gurjara Brahmins as Pancha Gauda. They also mention the following 16 sub-castes of the Pancha-Dravidas:



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