Havyaka Brahmins

Havyaka Brahmin, originally called Havika Brahmana, is a HinduBrahmin community native to the districts of Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu / Coorg, coastal Karnataka and the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Havyakas fall under the Pancha-Dravida Brahmin category. They are primarily followers of the Yajurveda, but some of them follow the Rigveda and Samaveda Shakas as well. They follow the Advaita philosophy of Adi Shankaracharya.