Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahmin is a Brahmin sub-caste from the western coast of

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, residing in the

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division of

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and Goa. They also known as Kudaldeshkar Aadya Gaud Brahmin, Kudaldeshkar and sometimes Kudalkar Brahmins. They speak Marathi, and the Malwani dialect of

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History

The Aadya Gaud Brahmins who settled near the Kudal region, from the region of Gudadesh near Shravasti in north India and not from Bengal.

Philosophy

Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahmins follow Shankaracharya's Advaita school of philosophy, and have their own three centuries old Matha in Dabholi village in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The first pontiff of the Shreemat Purnanand Swamiji was initiated into Sanyasa by Vishwananda Swamiji. The present 20th pontiff of the Math is Pradyumnanand Swamiji.

Language

The original language of Kudaldeshkars is Malwani. The Malvani dialects of

are also referred to as creoles between Konkani and Marathi. Today Malwani is more significantly identified as the principal language of Kudaldeshkars and also of the natives of the Sindhudurg district. There is no unique script or text characters for Malwani and it is generally written in Devanagari. They also speak Marathi in

, and

in Goa and

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. Malwani is also called ''Kudali'', originally known as Kudwali."Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti" by B.D. Satoskar, published by Shubhada Publication

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Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahmin Snehavardhak Sangh
{{Ethnic and social groups of Goa and Konkan Brahmin communities of Goa Brahmin communities of Maharashtra Hinduism in Goa

History

Philosophy

Language

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