In ''Rajatarangini''
According to Kalhana's ''Rajatarangini'' (c. 12th century CE), the Pancha Gauda group includes the following five Brahmin communities, which according to the text, reside to the north of the Vindhyas:''Shree Scanda Puran (Sayadri Khandha)'' -Ed. Dr. Jarson D. Kunha, Marathi version Ed. By Gajanan shastri Gaytonde, published by Shree Katyani Publication, Mumbai * Saraswat Brahmins, Saraswata * Kanyakubja Brahmins, Kanyakubja * Gauda Brahmins, Gauda * Utkala Brahmins, Utkala * Maithil Brahmins, Maithila The Sahyadrikhanda, considered a part of the ''Skanda Purana'', also mentions the above classification.In the ''kaifiyat''s
The Maratha confederacy, Maratha-era ''kaifiyats'' (bureaucratic records) of Deccan Plateau, Deccan, which give an account of the society in the southern Maratha country, mention the following Brahmin communities as Pancha-Gaudas * Kanyakubja Brahmins, Kanoji Brahmins * Kamrupi Brahmins * Utkala Brahmins * Maithil Brahmins * Gurjara, Gurjara Brahmins According to the ''kaifiyat''s, the Pancha Gaudas could be either Smarta, Vaishnavas or Bhagavata, Bhagavats.References
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