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Deshastha
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Deshastha Brahmin.
Based on Vedanta
Deshastha Madhva Brahmins, also referred as Deshastha Madhvas (or simply Madhvas) are Deshastha Brahmins who follow Dvaita Vedanta of Madhvacharya. Majority of Deshastha Madhva Brahmins are followers of Uttaradi Math. Uttaradi Math is the largest Matha in Madhva Sampradaya. There are few Deshastha Madhvas who follow Raghavendra Math and some other Madhva mathas. In South India Deshastha Madhvas have traditionally been bilingual in Marathi and Kannada, Telugu or Tamil.