List of all shivalli family names

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1. Good Job Keep it up let me know how can i support this team

   I think in the family name Muchninnaya is missing if so u can update it

   Shreesha KS

2. What about the Surname-Rao and Ballak(Family Name).These are not listed in ur website.
   Kindly do let me know.

3. I want to know the Kuladevaru for Vishwamithira gothiram & Devaratha pravaram.

   Kindly do let me know.

4. heyy dis is one of da best sites for BRAHMINS

5. Hi,
   My sirname is not in the list. Can u add Upadhya (not upadhyaya ..) to the list. I am from Kadiyali Udupi.
   Regards,
   Aravinda

6. Hi,
   Thanks for good, exhaustive and all the hard word done. Let me add few information. My father is from Kodavoor and the name is Rayasa Kodavoor Balakrishna Rao. As I heard from my grand parents, Vijayanagara Emperor, Krishnadevaraya (basically a “tulu” Arasa or King) preferred Shivalli Brahmins for the day to day running of the kings’ court and kingdom’s affairs. Shivalli Tulu Brahmins were employed in the court for various positions like finance, Revenue, Tax etc., One particular group with sir name “RAYASA” were exclusively serving the affairs related to neighbouring provinces & kingdoms (like external affairs). For this purpose, Krishnadevaraya, had given “Umbali’ s like farm lands, cattle and fleet of horses etc.,

   regards
   vinod

7. It was heart warming to know about the site dedicated to Shivalli brahmins. I am presently employed in one of the defense forces of India. Being away from home in remote places and away from the cultural practices, I had presumed that ours was a dying culture until I came across this site. I also would want to add that there exists another family name not included in the list. Its my family name : PAJITHAYA

8. It was heart warming to know about the site dedicated to Shivalli brahmins. I am presently employed in one of the defense forces of India. Being away from home in remote places and away from the cultural practices, I had presumed that ours was a dying culture until I came across this site. I also would want to add that there exists another family name not included in the list. Its my family name : PAJITHAYA – from Pajaka kshetra

9. I was very happy to know that we have such a huge number of family names. It is veru=y good to know about this infornmation. Please keep up the good work.

   Thanks,
   Sanjay

10. Excellent collection. Great effort. You can consider adding a family tree to allow members to publish their details and find connections.

11. great work by you guys… congrats for a gud website on our tulu section of people… my family name RAO and my aunt family name KAKKILAYA is not listed in the above so kindly classify it and do the same

12. Please add ” MURUDITHAYA ” IN THE LIST OF SIRNAMES. THESE FAMILIES ARE AVAILABLE FROM NORTH OF UDUPI UPTO THE SOUTH OF MANGALORE DISTRICT. FAMOUS SCHOLARS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE ARE HAILING FROM THESE FAMILIES. THESE FAMILIES ARE FOUND IN BAREPPADI, PUTTURU, UJIRE,AROUND DHARMASTHALA, MANGALORE, PADUBIDRI, NANDIKURU, UDUPI, MANIPALA AND SO MANY OTHER PLACES. MURUID’s GROUP OF HOTELS AND OTHER BUSINESS HOUSES ARE PLENTY IN CHENNAI.
    GOTHRA IS ANGEERASA. DESCENDANT GOTHRAS OF ANGEERASA ARE FOUND AMONG MARADITHAYA AND MARDILLAYA. THE ORIGIN OF THESE MARADITHAYA, MURUIDITHAYA, MARDILLAYA, MURADITHAYA IS FROM ” MARUDITHAYA “, AS MENTIONED IN SKANDA PURAANA. KORNAYA, BANNINJATHAYA, MARUDITHAYA AND SHIVATHAYA ARE THE FOUR FAMILIES WHO WERE THE GURIKARAAS AMONG SHIVALLI COMMUNITY. THE TRADITION CAN BE SEEN (EXCEPT BANNINJATHAYA) – IN PADUBIDRI GRAAMA. MURUDITHAYAs THINK THAT THEY ARE HAVING KULADEVAS IN DIFFERENT PLACES. BUT THE ONLY TEMPLE WHICH HAS SOME TRACEABLE PROOF IS ALEVOORU VISHNUMURTHY AS FAMILY DIETY AND PERAMPALLI MAHALINGESHWARA AS TANTRIC DIETY. JYOTHISHA IS INHERITED PROFESSION AND TANTRA IS AWARDED (BY THE KING) PROFESSION OF MURUDITHAYAS.

13. ಶಿವಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರ ವಂಶಾವಲಿಗಳ ಹೆಸರು ಓದಿ ತುಂಬ ಸಂತೋಷವಾಯಿತು. ಸಂಗ್ರಹಕಾರರಿಗೆ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ |

14. i would like know the kuladevata of artinnaya family – we belong to this family , we would like to know details of any others of same family

15. Hi,

    G8 job, it really good to see.
    Please do add Rao as Surname, we are from Kidiyoor, Udupi Near Ambalpady.

16. I like to know more about aggithaya family.

17. Great Informative portal. Have a great success. It ss the best platoform to bring all Shivalli community people together. Unity is mighter than sowrd!!

18. We should fight for to be declared as Minority community to avail Govt benefits. We have been neglected for so many years

19. Nice to see this one, we all should be united to achive our requirements

20. hello,
    am glad to see such a beautiful website about our community… thank you all.

21. The list in this site contains so many Sirnames which are neither basic nor branch sirnames. For e.g., Adiga, Ayya, Beedu, Ballal, Basuri, chikkaraya, dhanya, kinni etc. These are either profession related or personality related. However these people may not be knowing their basic sirnames since their forefathers have not passed on the same to next generation. It is advisable to everybody, to jot down whatever they know and make it available to their next generation. At least, a person can collect information about his ancestors, families with same sirname in other places, so that any descendents in future, if interested, can investigate and bring the unknown facts to light.
    Another information … Any person who is not at all knowing about his kuladevata… may go to Perampalli (Shivalli) and pray there. It is the place for all. If any higher plane is required one can go to Ahichhatra of Northern Panchala, near Ramnagar Village of Anola Tehsil in Bareilly of UP – which the route of all Brahmins of Coastal except for origins of matti village near Kapu.
    Friends … feed me whatever you have in your knowledge.. so that I can pass on to my son.

22. “Das” Surname belongs to Shivalli Madhwas?

23. One of the surnames is misplaced Its Manjithaya not Manjathaya

24. Hi,

    This website is really a good one. It took me back to my place for some time. Can any one tells me exact “KULADEVARU” for my below said details. We are really confused. I also did spoke to “Subramaya Swamiji”. But he told me to contact in Krishna Matta to get the clarity:
    Kula NAme: KANNARAYA
    Gothra: ANGIRASA

25. Heartening to see the site. Good work. Could you kindly help redefining the respective familiy trees?

    Regards
    Muraleekrishnan ( Udthye Kedilaya)

26. Better to treat “Kula” and family names separately. This could help tracing the roots.

    Murali

27. Great work !!. Can u please add the sir name UPADHYA( NOT Upadhyaya) . Our family is basically from Kadiyali udupi.
    Gothra : Vishwamitra
    Kula Devaru : Kandavara (near Kundapura)
    Regards,
    Aravinda Updhya

28. We are called polloLittAya as my father used to say. Does anybody has the same family name??

29. Hello Brothers and sisters,

    Happy news for u. one day Kodi and Utsav of Shivalli (pErampalli) MahAlingEshwara temple
    is said to be conducted on 02-03-2010. Kodi will be descended on 03-03-2010. Unique
    opportunity to have whole festival on single day. Sri Narasing Rao, care taker in the temple
    informed that food and shelter shall be made available. There are buses plying between
    Udupi city B/s to the temple. I feel, it is a finite place for all those who do not know
    the “KULA DEVARU”. For further details, contact 09343060077 or 0820-2529670 – Narasing Rao.

30. Excellent! A few remarks based on the above. I am an Udupa from Kunjoor, near Paniyur. As mentioned here above by somebody, the Kundanthayas are very much there in Kunjoor. It is mentioned as Kumdanthaya in the list.

    Also the Shivalli brahmins were invited by Kings of Kerala as Purohits there and many of them went there. We will find them throughout Kerala. There is a high concentration of Shivally Brahmins in Tripunithura near Kochi, and in Thiruvananthapuram, both being the capital of two kingdoms Cochin and Travancore, those days.

    The Shivalli brahmins came to be known as either Embranthiry or Potty(or Poti as mentioned above by somebody). Is it appropriate to add these names to the list?

31. hi the surname like bhat, achar, rao, tantri , upadya this come from the proffesion like
    bhat – who do pooja and other rituels
    achar – who teach the vedas and othere scripture to swami
    rao – who manage the temple
    tantri – who make tantra work in temple
    upadya – who teacher

32. hi the surname like bhat, achar, rao, tantri , upadya this come from the proffesion like
    bhat – who do pooja and other rituels
    achar – who teach the vedas and othere scripture to swami
    rao – who manage the temple
    tantri – who make tantra work in temple
    upadya – who is teacher

33. Hi,

    It is amazing collection of surnames and information of Shivalli Brahmins. May I know any Ballullaya’s settled in Pune/Mumbai?

34. Hello Brothers / sisters and friends,

    The Brahmakalasha of Shivalli (perampalli) Temple is being conducted shortly. Shivalli
    is the place for all shivalli brahmins where they were initially brought and kept by mayoora verma and later distributed between 32 villages (dwaathrimshat gramaas). Hence it is our place. The function is our function and any contribution towards the said punyakaarya certainly rewards punya. If you are willing to contribute, here is the detail:-

    The temple has opened one A/c for the purpose, with corporation bank, Perampalli Branch.
    The details are:-

    Name :- “Shri Shivalli Shri Mahalingeshwara Mahaganapathi Devasthana (R) Brahmakalashothsava Samithi”

    FTS No. CORP0002094
    A/c No. SB01001212

    Amount can either be directly credited to A/c or transferred online or cheque, DD can be drawn in favour of the above said name and sent to Shri Narasing Rao, Mahalingeshwara Mahaganapathi Temple, Perampalli, Udupi.

    Best wishes to all.

35. INTERESTING WEBSITE. I ORIGINALLY BELONG TO BALLAL FAMILY FROM AMBALPADI.

36. mantha Shivalli Brahamanere ge Namaskara. This is very good website. Yena ooru Kanchana.

37. Mr Sanjay wanted to know about family tree of Aralithaya family. In fact, he may contact Mr Satish Arlithaya (Phone 049944260298) who has made some attempts to meet descendants of this family now settled in different districts of Kerala

38. My father was born in Badanedior (Udupi) and we are Tulu Shivalli Brahmins. My ancesstors were Bhat doing pooja in Inna- Mundkoor of Lord Shiva temple.
    Since we settled in Hubli (Karnataka) the children were supposed to have their surname in school. Ancestors being worshipper of Lord Shiva with One Eye, we were called OKKANAYA which ulimately we are with the surname OKADE.

39. Really very good work.I got lot of informations about shivalli brahamins .Can any one help me out kadamabalithaya belongs to which matha?.

40. u done a great job , please add some devatha stotras, nityanusthana, tri kalika sansyavandane, devatha pooja paddathi, vayu stuthi, vishnu sahasra namavali, sahasranama stotra, krishnashtotra, sri sookta , purushasookta, sapthashathi ,rudra parayana ,mrityunjaya japa, so that many of us can save develop our culture to our successorsand pleasegive a heading to our website wuth SRI GURUOBHYA NAMHA, SRI KRISHNAYA NAMHA.

41. Dear Ones,

    Congratulations on such a great site !!

    Do include the surname, Idya or Iddya. we are a large family group hailing from the village of Idya,near Surathkal..

    Regards.

    RAHUL RAO

42. Dear all,

    Namaskara.I would like to know more about Kalluraya and Adiga families.

43. Dear all,

    Namaskara.I would like to know more about Adiga and Kalluraya families.

44. Dear All,

    To promoto Shivailli Brahmins culture its a great website. But all the things told in the website about culture is great…no doubts every rule has an exception – mudambadithaya’s of bhargava gotra based out of kanchana…who boast so much of tulu culture but damn it cheat girls abroad, liars, and dump girls…..the great person is shreesha mudambadithaya..

    I have nothing to do but beware of such cheaters..i wud say not all are bad but there are some like this. Even before we talk of culture and roots of the family we should be better informed of being good humans !!!

    Shalini Mudamabadithaya
    Singapore

45. Please add following:

    Munnorraya (from Kadeshivalaya, Village Mani, Taluk Bantwal)
    Muchchinaya (from Kaniyur, Taluk Uppinagadi)
    Kalmadi (from Udupi)
    Moodabidritaya (from Moodabidri)

    Will send out few more after confirming.

46. Dear Sir,

    Namaskara.

    This website is very useful one.

    Please think of the possibility of the linking of all the avalilable persons(with full details) with their sirnames.

47. hi,
    Can anybody share info about permuthaya family which belongs to vishwamitra gotra and dhananjaya pravara?

48. Hi Rao,

    I have vishwamitra gotra and dhananjaya pravara but my family name is Munnorraya.

    Regards
    Rajesh

49. Dear SIrs,
    You are doing a great job.As I am in Tamilnadu, I am in great difficulty of understanding our culture and the traditions followed by our elders. Your site helped me much more in understanding which I could not get in many years.Great contribution indeed. I am from Barithaya family and Angirasa Gothra.If any of the elders could guide me on the Kula Devaru I will be very greatful.

50. Kuladevaru of some gothras in

    Bharghava Gothra – Inna Muddanu Mahalingeshwara and Mundkoor Durgaparameshwari

    Vishwamitra Gothra – Ullur & Nilawara (nr kundapura )

    Aagirasa and Haristha Gothra – Vishnumurthy temple & durgaparameshwari temple at alevoor

    Kashyap – Seemanturu ?? nr mulki ?