Assamese Brahmin

Assamese Brahmins
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A Brahmin priest performing daily prayers
Regions with significant populations
Assam, India
Languages
Assamese
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Kanyakubja Brahmin, Maithil Brahmin, Utkala Brahmin, Bahun, Bengali Brahmins, Saraswat Brahmins, Kulin Brahmins

Assamese Brahmins are the Brahmins present in the Assamese society. There they promoted learning, Vedic religion, astrology, ayurveda and as well as imparting general vedic knowledge to the public.[4] The Brahmins migrated to Assam from Videha (Mithila), Kannauj, Bengal and many other places.[5]

  1. ^ "639 Identifier Documentation: aho – ISO 639-3". SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics). SIL International. Retrieved 29 June 2019. Ahom [aho]
  2. ^ "Population by Religious Communities". Census India – 2001. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 1 July 2019. Census Data Finder/C Series/Population by Religious Communities
  3. ^ "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. 2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01 MDDS.XLS
  4. ^ (Dikshit & Dikshit 2013, p. 397)
  5. ^ (Dikshit & Dikshit 2013, p. 390)

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