Sankethi Brahmin
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The Sankethi people are a South Indian Smartha Brahmin[2] community located in Karnataka, India, mostly in villages in the south of the state. They speak a Dravidian language known as Sankethi, which is related to Tamil and Kannada.[3] Their traditional occupation is agriculture, engaging in the cultivation of crops such as areca nuts (also known as betel nuts), palm nuts, bananas, and coconuts. The community has traditionally adhered to Advaita Vedanta and maintains the ancient practice of avadhanam, as well as having a long tradition in Carnatic classical music.
Total population | |
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c.ā25,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Languages | |
Sanskrit, Kannada, Sankethi | |
Religion | |
Hinduism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Tamils, Kannadigas |
The two largest Sankethi groups initially settled predominantly in Kowshika village near Hassan, Karnataka and Bettadapura, Mysore district, and becoming the Kaushika and the Bettadapura communities, respectively.[4]