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| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Indian state of Karnataka | |
| Languages | |
| Havyaka Kannada, Sanskrit | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism |
Havyaka Brahmin, originally called Havika Brahmana, is a Hindu Brahmin community native to the districts of Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, coastal Karnataka and the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Havyakas fall under the Pancha-Dravida Brahmin category; they are the followers of Yajurveda. Some of them follows Rigveda and Samaveda Shakas also. They follow the Advaita philosophy of Adi Shankaracharya.