Namadhari

Namadhari
Religions	Hinduism
Country	India
Populated states	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana
Region	South India
Endogamous	Yes

Namadhari is a term used for people of all castes who follow Sri Vaishnava tradition, sport vermillion nama (a veritcal mark) on their foreheads and consider Sri Ramanujacharya as their guru.[1] There are a number of different Namadhari castes like Namadhari Naik in Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada Districts, Namdhari Vokkaligas in Malenadu, Namadhari Nagarthas in southern Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu.[2] and Namadhari Dasari in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana.[3]

See also

• Ramanujacharya
• Sri Vaishnava

References

1. Kamat, Suryanatha (1993). Karnataka State Gazetteers: Kodagu District. Office of the Chief Editor, Karnataka Gazetteer. p. 154.
2. Iyer, LK (1928). The Mysore, Tribes and Castes. Mittal Publications. p. 403. ISBN 9780836425352.
3. Singh, Kumar Suresh (1992). People of India: Karnataka. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 415.