Bairagi Brahmin (caste)
Bairagi Brahmin or Vaishnav Bairagi or Vaishnav Brahmin is a Hindu caste. They are sedentary rasik (temple dwelling or temple priest) Brahmin members of the Vaishnava sampradayas, especially the Ramanandi Sampradaya. Surnames include Swami, Goswami, Gosains, Bairagi, Mahanta, Das, Adhikary, Vaishnav, and Vairagi. They are Vaishnav, and wear the sacred thread. A majority of Bairagi Brahmins are found in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, and Odisha. Bairagi are considered as part of the 'upper castes' of Bengal.
| Bairagi | |
|---|---|
| Swami • Vaishnav • Mahant | |
A portrait of a Bairagi Mahant (Ramanandi ascetic) worshipping Sita and Rama in Mandi in the first half off the 19th century | |
| Classification | Ramanandi Sampradaya • Nimbarka Sampradaya • Vishnuswami Sampradaya • Madhvacharya Sampradaya |
| Kuladevta (male) | Rama • Krishna • Satyanarayana • (Avatars of Vishnu) • Hanuman |
| Kuladevi (female) | Sita • Radha • Rukmini • Tulsi • (Avatars of Lakshmi) |
| Guru | Ramananda • Tulsidas • Nabha Dass • Ramanuja |
| Nishan | Kapidhwaj (Hanuman on Flag) |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Hindi • Awadhi • Bhojpuri • Assamese • Braj Bhasha • Maithili • Magahi • Angika • Bajjika • Nagpuri • Bagheli • Bundeli • Kannauji • Kauravi • Haryanvi • Bagri• Punjabi • Rajasthani • Chhattisgarhi • Odia • Bengali • Marathi • Tamil |
| Country | India • Nepal |
| Populated states | India Uttar Pradesh • Bihar • Jharkhand • Madhya Pradesh • Himachal Pradesh • Uttarakhand • Rajasthan • Punjab • Maharastra • Chhattisgarh • Odisha • West Bengal • Haryana • Tamil Nadu • Tripura Nepal Madhesh |
| Feudal title | Mahant/Swami/Bawa |
| Color | Saffron, red, yellow, or white |
| Historical grouping | Brahmin (especially Saryupareen and Kanyakubja Brahmins) |
| Status | Monasterial Community |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.