Shivalli Brahmins

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1 Shivalli
2 Shivalli Madhva Brahmins
3 Surnames of Shivalli Madhwa Brahmins
4 Restricted items of food
5 See Also

[edit] Shivalli

Shivalli is a place near Udupi, which was known much earlier to setting of Sri Krishna Temple at Udupi and Udupi itself. Shivalli in fact is a village near Udupi towards Manipal. Manipal before coming under Udupi municipality was coming under Shivalli grama (village) panchayat. Shivalli has its name from the old Sanskrit name Shivaroopya (where roopya is silver, or bolli in Tulu). In later years, it came to be known as Shivabolli, Shibbolli, Shivolli, and the present name, Shivalli. Another legend is that Udupi has two shiva temples near to krishna matha, probably name is derieved because of shiva 's halli meaning shiva 's village. Shivahalli might have got corrupted to shivalli. Even today all swamiji's of ashtamatha's first enter Chandramouleshwara temple and then Ananteshwara temple before entering Krishna Matha on auspicious occasions.

[edit] Shivalli Madhva Brahmins

The brahmins who follow Dwaitha philosophy founded by Vaishanva saint Sri Madhvaacharya ( Poornaprajna or Anandathirta) of Udupi are known as Shivalli Madhwa Brahmins . The name might have been given because to distinguish from other Madhva brahmins or to indicate their origins in and around shivalli. Shivalli brahmins speak Tulu language that is slightly different from the Tulu spoken from other communities. The shivali brahmin (brahmana ) community has now spread all over the world. Shivalli brahmins are pioneers of world famous "Udupi hotels" concept. They started Udupi hotels, vegetarian restaurants serving typical south Indian dishes and foods like idli, vada, dosa, shira and upma etc. This concept of hospitality is now copied by others all over the world. Shivalli brahmins have unique style of serving and eating meals. The meal is served on plantain ( banana ) leaf kept on ground, where all dishes are served in a particular place, fashion, and sequence and eaten by hand..The meal is wholesome and nutricious consisting of pulses, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins which are essential for human body. Shivalli brahmins also follow upakarma ceremony where sacred thread ( yajnopavita or janivara ) is changed and mudradarana is done. Mudradarana is ritual where signs of Lord Vishnu's symbols ( Mudra ) like counch ( Shanka ), chakra ( wheel ) are itched on bodies. This is done by placing hot metal moulds of these symbols mainly on hand, stomach ( perhaps a form of vaccination ). Many of the customs, traditions and rituals followed by Shivalli Madhva Brahmins have scientific reasons to it. Extensive research must be done to unweil reasons behind them. Shivalli brahmins are famous not only as priests and cooks , but also Engineers, scientists, teachers, bankers, doctors and administrators.

[edit] Surnames of Shivalli Madhwa Brahmins

1) Rao ( Rayaru in Tulu or Kannada )
2) Bhat
3) Acharya or Achar
4) Udupa
5) Samaga
6) Aithal
7) Tantri
8) Kedilaya ,Saralaya and surnames ending with letters "aya".
9) Bayari
10) Shastri
11) Bail (Kannada word meaning "Fields")
12) Moodethaya
12) Adiga

Find Community of Shivalli Brahmins in Orkut following this link : [1][http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=3940010

[edit] Restricted items of food

Shivalli Madhva Brahmins are not expected to eat following vegetables and fruits and of course nonvegetarian .Today these restrictions are mostly followed in Ashta matha's and some temples of South Canara.These vegetables and friuts are not considered to be origin of Parshurama kshetra.