List of all shivalli family names

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1. It is avery good work

2. Add Vailaya also..

3. hey i am a kudrethaya and i am glad to see so many shivalli brahmin sir names

4. please include surname mady in shivalli brahmins surnames list!

5. It appears that the sirname “BALAPADITHAYA” is left off.Very happy to see the list.

6. What about Tantri or Tantry from Padur?
   Please let me know by e-mail.
   Excellent effort.

7. Hi,
   Please check is there is any family name by Kinyyali.

8. Great efforts and neatly presented good number of information. thanks to one and all.

9. Hats off to creators of site

10. In this ”KADAMANNAYA” is missing..

11. As Sri Vedavyasa Acharya pointed out, the surname “Okade” is missing. But as Mr. Rajaram Okade pointed out, Okade and Okunnayya are being used interchangeably.

    I am Ramesh, and my grandfather is from badaNediyoor near Udupi. We are “Bhat”s but were given the honorific “Potti” when my grandfather moved to Trivandrum. Our Kuladevathe is Inna Muddanna (Shiva) and Mundkur Durga Parameshwari. We are Yajurvedis.

    My mother’s side are Shivallis from Mattu Graama settled in Trivandrum for a few generations.

    Mrs. Shobana Upadhya, I have heard that the Inna/Mundkur temples are the Moola Kula Devasthanas for all Bhargava Gotra Shivallis from South Kanara. It must be your family’s as well.

    I had a query for Bhargava Shivalli Yajurvedis here – what is our Veda Shaakha? Do we belong to Krishna or Shukla yajurveda? I believe we are Bodhayana Sutra as well, as that is how I was taught. Can anyone confirm?

    Thanks,
    Ramesh

12. This is a worthy effort. There is a large group of Sivalli people in Kasaragod area with last name “Kekunnaya”. Please add to the list.
    Thanks.

13. My query is to Sahana Rao. You mentioned the Kuladevaru for Vishvamithra gothra as – Ullur & Nilawara (nr kundapura ). I have been to the temple in Ulluru, but which is the temple in Nilawara. And exact location also if possible.

    Thanks,
    Ramesh

14. Hello,

    I liked this website, it is very informative.

    I have a question: Mine is Angirasa Gotra, how do I know my Pravara? Please clarify.

    Thanks and Regards,
    Ravi

15. Hi, mantheregla namaskara…
    I like this website ,its very very innovative and useful for all tulu brahmins.

    Thanks and Regards,
    shrisha

16. I am happy to see Ballakuraya is appearing in the list.

17. Thank you Very Much for all this information,

    I am from Ulloor-Kandavar, My Father Shree APPANNA ADIGA is a Main Archaka in Subramanya Temple (Ulloor Kartikya) Kula Deva for all from Vishwmitra gotra, “UDUPA” family.

    I am settled in Pune and here in pune for last 15 years. I am glad to see all this details about our comunity a grate job done.

    Thanks for the effort of the people on this site.

    Dinesh Adig

18. Dear Sir,
    Extremely happy to see. Please keep on adding more information about Shivallis.
    Regards,

    Gangadhar Barlaya

19. high efforts and neatly presented good number of information. thanks to one and all.
    and also temples information very good

20. Lovely website!. Thanks a lot for the info.

    I could not find my surname in here. Can you please add SHAGRITHAYA also to the list of family names. 🙂

    Thank you

21. please add TANTRY to the family names

22. Great compilation. There is a book on Shivalli brahmin kulanamas and kuladevaru. Will update on next login

23. I want to know the Kuladevaru for Atreya gotra & Manilathaya family . Can some one help ?

24. ಈ ಅಂತರ್ಜಾಲದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಶ್ರೀಮಧ್ವಾಚಾರ್ಯರ ಜೀವನ ಚರಿತ್ರೆಯನ್ನು ಓದಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಜಾತಿಯನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ನಮೂದಿಸಿಲ್ಲಾ. ಹಲವಾರು ಬಗೆಯ ಸಂದೇಹಗಳು ಇವೆ ಅವರ ಜಾತಿ ಬಗ್ಗೆ. ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ನಿಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಜಾತಿಯ ವಿವರಗಳಿದ್ದರೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದರೆ ಹಲವರಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಸಂದೇಹಗಳು ನಿವಾರಣೆಯಾದೀತು.
    ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಅವರ ಜಾತಿಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಇದ್ದರೆ ಆಧಾರ ಸಹಿತವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿರಿ.

    ಬಂಟ್ವಾಳ ವೆಂಕಟ್ರಾಯ ಬಾಳಿಗಾ

25. @ Sri Baliga
    Dear Sir,
    I am curious to know what actually you mean by “jaati”. Are you referring to “varna” of Acharya or “family name”? It is very clear in the biography that Acharya was “born” to brahmin parents.

26. dear friends iam pejathaya family .my native is kudurepady near kumble kasaragodu .will u please find out our pejathaya family where are they settle.

27. Hi Ramesh Acharya,

    Kuladevaru for Vishvamithra gothra – Ullur – Kandhavara -Karthikeyan temple
    Nilawara (nr kundapura)- Mahashamardhini
    temple

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29. Nice to see Chekkeraya surname in the list , to which I belong to. But as per my knoledge chekkeraya family is existing in a village called BADAJE ( near Manjeshwar , Kasaragod). Any body with Chekkeraya surname exist , please contact me with my number 9986016215 or 9900075399. In FACEBOOK , I can find Mr. Balachndra Chekkeray and Ramya Chekkeray, Please provide your contact details

30. you have missed the RAO family and BALLYAYA family among the name of tulu family

31. Please add “Irwathraya” in that list of surname…
    Some also have the same as “Irvathraya

32. ಆಹ್! ಇಶ್ಟು ಕುಲನಾಮಗಳು ನಮ್ಮ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವುದನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯವಾಯಿತು.

33. Where is the base for kalloorayas,
    what is the name of the bootha (deiva) for kalloorayas – viswamithra gothra

34. Dear Moderator,

    Its a good job. Request you to change Shibafrooraya to Shibarooraya / Shibaraya.

    1. Many of the names are repeating,
    2, There is difference between kulanaama and surname. Some of the names mentioned are simply a name of their residing place, its not kulanama
    3. If some one mention it as Acharya / Achar – but their kulanama will be different one. For Eg: We use surname as acharya, but our kulanama is Shibarooraaya/ Shibaraya. Some Asrannas belongs to Nadvanthillaya, Paduvetnaya / moodannaya are to Arimanithaya kula …… The same willbe in the case of bhat, rao and tantry (generic – proffessional ).
    4. Some of the names purely of kundapur side brahmins, not shivalli – kota
    5. I have observed in many cases, most of so called kulanamas changed after it was clarified at the time of ashtamangala prashne or searching kuladaiva, nagabana etc
    There is not much of 500 kulanamas, if we think practically, there is 400+ brahmin families in belthangady taluk, 300+ in Bantwal tq, 800 + in Puttur Tq, 1600+ in udupi + karkala tq, then how come it is more than 500 kulanamas?

    Each kulanama is belongs to one of 10 mutts of SK, every mutt should declare that, as per their records, which mutt for a particular kulanama people
    thanks

35. Sir,

    I am very haapy to see my sirname in this list i.e SHASTRI. Heartful thanks for the great effort.

    Regards,

    Ramya Shastri
    Neelavara, Udupi

36. Heartfelt thanks for the great effort. Looking farward for more information about shivalli brahmins.

    Regards,

    Ramya Shastri
    Neelavar, Udupi.

37. kindly let me know whether perlaya and perlatthya sir names are same and also inform moola kula temple

38. Yes, our family name is Kayerthaya and changed to Rao long time back

39. My Gothra is Kashyapa. My Family name is Adukka or Adka or Adiga. We are in Suchindrm, Kanyakumari District in Tamilnadu, My father and Grandfather were doing Santhi work as preist ie. Melsanthi, Keezhsanthi etc. In this area additional name as POTTI who are working in temples Please let me know that actual name of my family is Adukka or
    Adka or Adiga. Further I don’t know my Pravara. Somebody told that family deity is Vishnu.As we are temple people, can we say as poojettaaya.

40. I stumbled on this site. I am very happy to see such a wonderful site with so much of information on the community. It helps a lot in understanding our roots. Thanks and keep up the good work!!!

    And please as Aravinda suggested, add the sur name ‘Upadhya’.

    Sachin.

41. Stumbled upon this site when I googled for an Udupi Panchanga

    My mother’s family name is Pavanje ( Sode/Sirrur/math) which may be added

    Padamnoor incidentally is on the way to Koduvur Temple between Malpe Beach and Kalmadi Shanka.

    Yes, Kalmadi family are also a Udupi Shivahalli Brahmins, please add the same

    My wife Vydehi is from Ambalpadi (Mahakali Temple)

42. Came upon this site when I googled for an Udupi Panchanga

    My mother’s family name is Pavanje ( Sode/Sirrur/math) which may be added

    Padamnoor incidentally is on the way to Koduvur Temple between Malpe Beach and Kalmadi Shanka.

    Yes, Kalmadi family are also a Udupi Shivahalli Brahmins, please add the same

    My wife Vydehi is from Ambalpadi (Mahakali Temple)

43. I joined this community long back but i had no clue about the website. A very well put website with loads of information. Great going.

44. This is a wonderful effort. Can anyone point me to reliable information on the migration of Embrandiris to Kerala? I am trying to trace my family history.
    Thank you.

45. This is very good work. Like this we shivalli brahmins can get to gether. Now a days it is possible by mail also.

46. You have done very good job. This will bring us under one tree. Any how congratulation for the great treamondus work. Looking farward for more information and individual details about shivalli brahmins.

47. Dear Sir,
    Thank you for your good job. We are shivalli brahmins living in Kerala. Our Sirname and Gothra are “Kekunnaya” and “Aangeerasa” respectively. We belongs to Aangeerasa gothra Bharaspathya Bharadwaja Threyarasa Pravara, Aarsanayana Soothra. Kindly publish the “Kuladevaru” of our family and all other families with their Gothra, Pravara and Soothras. Kindly rectify mistakes, if any. Thanking you again.

    K.B. Ramchandran,
    Neyyattinkara,
    Thiruvananthapuram.

48. This is an amazing website..
    Thanks for bring us under one umbrella.

    We need integrate many info in wikipedia on tulu & Shivalli brahmin culture, language and traditions. Still a long way to go. By sharing our photo’s and profile in Google+ circle we can really create many interest groups within the main group.
    Santhosh Bandadi Tholpady
    Bangalore

49. I think Bairy also comes under shivalli brahmins…can u pls add in this list.

    Regards
    Krishnamurthy Bairy
    Thombathu.Hengavalli
    Kundapur

50. Dear Sir

    Kindly tell me our “KULADEVARU” our gothra is “Vishwamitra”

    rgds
    Ashok