List of all shivalli family names

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1. Please publish a list showing Gothra and Kuladevaru for all Shivalli Family Names. It would be very helpful.
   Thanks

2. Great Effort and thanks for providing the insight and taking us to our roots. Really excellent.

3. Its nice to see all kulanama in this website.
   Great work done……

   Thank You
   Shashiraj NK

4. How – gotra, sootra & pravara have come?

   I am from bhargava gotra, ashvalayana sootra, bhargava chowlava aaplava aulava pancharshaya pravara. I know this as I used to chant it during japa. I don’t know meaning of this. I don’t know whether i am pronouncing properly.

   Please have some light on the subject.

   Vasudeva Mogeraya

5. hi, its very happy to see all kulanamas of shivalli.

   i liked it.

6. Tantry – this is not available in the list

7. Adiga is not available in this list …

8. Dear sir,
   Please, I want to know the Kuladevaru for Noorithaya family.
   Your’s
   Sripathi Noorithaya

9. Dear Sir,

   Thanks for publishing Gotra, Pravara, Shakha along with family names.

   Regards,

   Vasudeva Mogeraya

10. Dear Mr. Ramjith,

    Ref: Serial No: 444 Parlathaya

    Kula Devaru : Shree Anantha Padmanabha
    Kula Devasthana : Shree Anantha Padmanabha Devasthana , Kondappade, Ramakunja
    Village,( via, Uppinangadi), Puttur Tq.
    Guru Mutt: Shree Kaniyoor Mutt

    Regards,
    Ravi Raj Rao
    Parlathaya Prathishtana(R)
    Mangalore.
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11. I am very surprise to know the details about Gothra , Pravara etc. Sir, really
    you have done very good job. In the above statement that in Serial No.3-
    (Family Name.ADKATHAYA–Gothra –
    Kashyapa- Pravara Aavatsaara-Naidruva- Ashwalayana Ruk. This details
    may also be added. Thank you.

12. Dear Sir,

    Mogeraya is repeated in serial nos. 372 and 373.
    One can be deleted

    Regards,

    Vasudeva Mogeraya

13. Hi
    One of our uncles has written book on history of Kalyanathayas. As per this info, we hail from kalyanapura a village nearby Udupi. However gradully moved down towards Mangalore & now majority of people are in either manjeshwara or Mangalore. Our Kuladevatha is Neelavara Mahishamardini. Kindly update in the boave table plz…

14. Sir,
    I am happy to see OUR site.
    I am surprised to know how BIG our Family is!
    At Sl.No.217 & 218, for KANGINNAYA family, Kuladevaru is “SRI.VENUGOPALAKRISHNA”,temple at “KELAMATA” at Kabbinale Village,Karkala Taluk.
    Gothra is “ANGEERASA”
    Kindly add this.
    With Regards.
    Surendra

15. WOW!! Amazing to see that the team has put the effort to bring this awareness. Thank You

16. Hi,
    My surname is Bhat and family name Kalambettu which I know is out house name. Can somebody clarify whether it is the same as Kalembithaya listed above or some other. Also if anyone can let me know of my kuladevaru?

    Regards,
    Ganesh

17. hi ALL,

    We belong to Bhargava gothra and our sirname is Rao and house name is KODANGE house… please can anybody suggest that we are actually from which place and what is our family name..

    thanks,
    Rajesh Rao

18. Hi al…

    Thanks for this information. It helped me a lot because i wanted to know a lot about this.
    Actually i am planning to marry a person who is a shivalli tulu brahmin. I am a telgite based from andhra. His parents are very stringent about cast. Is there any way i can convert into the same cast as his? If there are any rituals and there is anything more, am ready for all that.
    Please share the information if anybody knows about it.

    Thanks,
    Divya reddy

19. I belong to Adhikari Family from Matti . But I see that the surname is not included .

    I would like to learn Shivalli Brahmin Tulu . Can you suggest the web site from where I can learn the same . Since I was brought up in Mangalore I mix up both Shivalli Brahmin Tulu & the local Tulu

20. Shubha ji,

    You must be joking! Tulu or any language for that matter cannot be learnt from website! You must interact with people speaking that language. Mangaluru is not a bad place for learning brahmin tulu. There is quite a population of shivalli tulu brahmins in that town, speaking pure brahmin tulu. You should find out.

21. Divya Reddy ji

    I am happy to know that you want to learn tulu rituals and possibly the language too, at least for the sake of your beloved. Good luck to you.
    Further, there is no ritual to convert from one caste to another. Jaati or caste (not varna) is solely decided by birth. However, there is one possibility, don’t know if scholars will agree, you may be adopted as daughter by any willing brahmin parents, and they in turn can give you in marriage to your lover.

22. Hi,
    I want to know the Kuladevaru for Vasishta gothiram . Some one please help me.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Ganesh

23. Which are the daivas for noorithaya family?

24. dear sir,

    iam col k p hebbar great grand son pf K NARAYANA HEBBAR, WHO retired as Chief engineer PWD, Madras Presidency, HAD HELPED IN CONSTRUCTING ‘udyavara ghanapathi temple’

    can any of you pl let me know about MY ‘KULA DEVARU’ PL

    THANKYOU

25. I am Suhaas Madhyastha belonging to the Vishwamitra Gothra. We worship Mahisha Mardhini as our Kuladevaru and we visit the temple in Neelavara (Near Brahmavara) to offer our prayers once in a year. Hope this information helps the community.

26. My father is from Kota Brahmin (Holla) family and my mother is Shivalli (Rao).Can I keep Rao as my surname?

27. I wonder how ‘adapunnaya’ came as family name as ‘adapuna’ means ‘ploughing’ is not allowed as a profession in brahmins!

28. Dear Ms. Vidya.
    First, it is our custom that we get the family name of our father.
    Second, you are a girl, and when you get married, your name gets your husband’s family name.
    This is your custom and why you need to change it now ? ( after all, Rao is not a original family name in Shivalli community. And in my case, I belong to Parlathaya family. Rao has come by error.)
    with best regards
    Ravi Raj Rao

29. Hi,

    For Upadhyaya:
    Gotra – Angirasa
    Pravara – Angirasa-Ambarisha-Yuvanashva
    Sutra – Bodhayana (Not sure)
    Shakha – Yajus
    Kuladevaru – Lord Vishnumoorthy, Alevooru, Udupi
    Matha – Udupi Sodhe Matha

    Thanks
    Niranjan

30. Mudithaya (Moodithaya)
    Gotra: Angirasa
    Pravara: Angirasa Ambarisha Yuvanashva

    I do not think that your kula dictates your gotra

31. Hello, Our ancestors were originally from (Kodavoor) Padamanoor, our gothra is angirasa. Our family name is Kekunaya. Could any body help us with our Kuludevaru and Devi.

32. The Kuladevatha for Kashyapa Gothra (All surnames, I am told) is Shri Aadhi Janardhana, Shimanthooru. I am sure about Shimanthuraya and Shibarooraya (I belong to Shibarooraya descent).

33. Good Work,
    I am from Madumannayya Family,
    Our grand father has settled in KERALA
    My father in his name he used as EMBRAN in Kerala
    But My name is only having initials of Father
    i also appreciate the presentation of the temples and photos
    also.
    At present I am working with a PSU in Mumbai.

34. Harikrishna Murudithaya – can you explain what is tantric diety? You say that Perampalli is tantric diety and Alevooru Pulinda Vishnumurthy is kuladevaru….please elaborate on these temples too.

35. Can anybody explain the difference between the surnames ‘Acharya’ and ‘Achar’!

36. Dear Mr. Vasudev,
    I dont think there is any difference between ACHARYA and ACHAR. It is one and the same. Acharya is the original sanskrit word, and I believe it is a professional name derived by serving in Mutts ( like Pracharya) . I believe it is because of teaching vedas, shasthras etc. Later due to the english effect , it has become Achar. Again, please note that, Achar is not a Kulanama of shivalli Brahmins, it only denotes the family connections to some of the Mutts.

37. Hi,

    I am 19 years old and from Wai in Maharshtra, our family speaks Marathi. But there is a story in our family that we were originally Tuluva Shivalli from a place near Udupi.

    Although we are now after 6 generations accepted as equal to other Marathi Brahmins like Deshastha and Karada, originally we were not treated at par with them. Like the Chitpavans we also have had to struggle a lot.

    Our Gotra is Kashyapa – Ashwalayanasutra – Rug Shakalashakha. We do not follow Madhva but are Smartha – perhaps because our original patrons were the influential Karada Brahmin – Patwardhana family of Rajapur.

    I want to find my Shivally roots in Udupi – I dont know ehere to start ? I have heard that there is a Karada Brahmin community in DK / Kasaragode. I am not sure if they are the same as Karada of Maharashtra. I hope thjat they might have a clue as one of them sponsored my ancestor’s migration to Rajapur / Wai.

    Any help welcome,

38. I want to know the Kuladevaru for Vasishta gothiram . Some one please help me.

    Please publish a list showing Gothra and Kuladevaru for all Shivalli Family Names. It would be very helpful.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Niranjana

39. Hi All,

    I want to know Kuladevaru of my family, i belongs to Varamballi Family located in Brahmavar.

    Please publish a list showing Gothra and Kuladevaru for all Shivalli Family Names.

    please send list to r5_raghuvara@yahoo.com\

    Regards,
    Raghu

40. Hi All,

    I want to know Kuladevaru of my family, i belongs to Varamballi Family located in Brahmavar.

    Please publish a list showing Gothra and Kuladevaru for all Shivalli Family Names.

    please send list to r5_raghuvara@yahoo.com

    Regards,
    Raghu

41. Hello everyone….

    I want to know the kuladevaru as well as the mutt among the ashta matha’s of Udupi. I hail from the Rao family of Kalmadi. Due to communication between generations, the present day people of Rao family of Kalmadi are not sure about their kuladevaru as well as their mutt. I would be grateful to u if u let me know the answers to my questions.

    My email id is arunkalmadi@gmail.com

    With regards,

    Arun

42. Excellent job. Quite informative and interesting too !!! Congratulations for the efforts and achievement. Now I would like to provide some inputs about my Family name (Pelattaya).

    For Family Name PELATTAYA (not PELATTYA) under Sl. no. 450, the relevant details are mentioned below (as informed to by my Late father) :

    Gotra – Vishwamitra ; Pravara – Dhananjaya ; Kuladevaru – Mahishamardhini Devi Neelavara (Kundapura) ; Matha – Palimaru

    Kindly include the above in the next Update of the List. Thanks.

    S R BALA

43. Dear Sirs,I am Prasad Oppanthaya(Kulanama Sl.No:418)Our Kuladevathe-Sri.Durgaparameshwri,but we hava our own Temple of Sri Durga devi,in Udbhava linga roopa,beleived to be came fro Kashi kshethra after “Tapasya”of our fore fathers.Our Math is Sri.Sringeri Sharada Peetam,since Jagadguru of Srigeri used to stay in our home during their Digvijaya in ancient times,so naturally our ancestors became followers of the muth and that time,our ancestors had large amount of landed property and were being number one gramani family in Ujire grama of Belthangady Taluk.I got records dating back to year 905AD.I heartily thank you,who put great effort for this website.Hope you will update these information.(Mail-prp1050@gmail.com)

44. Namaskara,

    It is nice to see all details. Now days people will use bhat, Rao So they may forget their actual family name.

    I think Shibaraya is missing.
    Gotra: Kashyapa
    Pravara : Kashyapa- Avatsaara Naidruva
    Sutra : Ashwalayana
    Shakha : Ruk
    Kula Devaru: Shimantoor Adi Janardhana
    Mata : Puttige
    Aradya devaru: Kateel Durgaparameshwari.
    Ardya daiva : Shibaroor Kodamanitaya.
    Origin : Tibar or shibaroor

    I know few other surname/Family Name that are not in list,(Exactly I am not able to differentiate)
    Sarolithaya
    Kalkoora

    Thanks & Regards,
    Gurumoorthy R Shibaraya

45. @ Shri Gurumoorthy R Shibaraya: “Shibarooraya” and “Shibaraya” are the same. It is at Sl.No.500 of the list. Some of them (like me) are using “Acharya”.

46. Shri Sudhir Acharya: Then add Shibaraya to that like- Shibaraya\shibarooraya. If you go shibaroor every body use only shibaraya. So please add that.

47. We are Bhagavata of Kashyapa gotra but here they didnt given kashayapa gotra for Bhagavata please update kindly

48. The Village in which Shibaraya family settled is called Shibaroor and not the other way round. Some of the family branches which left shibaroor long time ago had lost touch with the main branch incorrectly used the name shibarooraya while admitting their children to schools ( as they were not differentiating between shibaroor ans shibaraya) and this has led to a name Shibarooraya coming into usage. The Gotra is Kashyapa. I would like add that in the main branch there had recurring problem of no male successor and almost every second genration had to go for adoption for continuing the family lineage resulting very limited contact by the main family with other branches. Thus usage of alternate/ modified Surnames like Shibarooraya, Acharya etc. come into vogue. The main line still resides in Shibaroor and continues have the family name shibaraya and also the heredetory trusteeship of Kodamanthaya temple.

49. thanks

50. sir,
    we could not see kula kadamannaya. eagerly waiting to add kadamannaya in the list.