Sankethi people

Sankethi people
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Sankethi dialect, a mix of Kannada, Tamil and some Malayalam.
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Smārtha Brahmins

Sankethi people are Smārtha brahmins primarily residing in Karnataka. They speak the Sankethi dialect, a mix of Kannada, Tamil and some Malayalam and rever Nācāramma, a pious lady who led them, at the time Vadama Iyers, out of Sengottai, Tamil Nadu,[1] in the 10th century. Two Sankethi groups initially settled predominantly in Kaushika near Hassan, Karnataka and Bettadapura, Mysore district, becoming the Kaushika and the Bettadapura Sankethi communities, respectively.[1] Other groups such as the Mattur-Hosahalli and Lingadahalli Sankethis, later merged into one of the larger communities.

References

  1. 1 2 Chatterjee, Rajeswari (2003). Lifescapes of India: Religions, Customs, and Laws of India (PDF). Frandsen Humanities Press. p. 45. Retrieved 2013-12-26.

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