The Brahmin castes may be broadly divided into two regional groups: Pancha-Gauda Brahmins from the Northern part of India (considered to be the region north of the Vindhya mountains) and Pancha-Dravida Brahmins from the region south of the Vindhya mountains as per the shloka of Kalhana. Mithila, Saraswat, Kanyakubja, Gaud, Utkala and form the Pancha Guada Karnataka, Telangaa, Dravida, Maharashtrian and Gurjarati form the Pancha Dravida.
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