Utkala Brahmin
Utkala Brahmins, also known as Odia Brahmins, are a Brahmin community who belong to the state of Odisha, India. Utkala Brahmins are the historical caretakers of the Jagannath Temple in Puri. The Utkala Brahmins are one of the five Pancha Gouda Brahmin communities that originally resided to the north of the Vindhyas. They constitute about 8%-10% of Odisha's population as of 2010.
| Utkala Brahmin | |
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Priests from Utkala Brahmin community, during Yatra with Shankararcharya of Puri (center) | |
| Jāti | Utkala |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Odia language |
| Country | India |
| Original state | Odisha |
| Populated states | Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh |
| Ethnicity | Odia |
| Related groups | Kanyakubja Brahmins, Maithil Brahmins, Bengali Brahmins, Gauda Brahmins, Saraswat Brahmins |
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