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Rajopadhyaya also
called Newa
Brahmin (Nepali: राजोपाध्याय) is the main
division of the
Newar Brahmins in Nepal. The
Rajopadhyayas claim to have originated...
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notable examples of
immigrant groups being ****imilated
include the
Rajopadhyaya Brahmins, who are the
descendants of the Kānyakubja
Brahmins of Kannauj...
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December 2018.
Retrieved 16
November 2016.
Robert Isaac Levy;
Kedar Raj
Rajopadhyaya (1990). Mesocosm:
Hinduism and the
Organization of a
Traditional Newar...
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ranks second to the
priestly Rājopadhyāyā Brāhman in the
ritual hierarchy. In the
Malla era,
together with the
Rājopadhyāyā Brāhman priests, the Sréṣṭhas...
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traditional Kaula priest. On
special occasions and
during major ceremonies,
Rajopadhyaya Brahmins, who are both
Vedic and
Kaula priests,
perform the
Vedic rituals...
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solidified the
supremacy of
Kanyakubja Brahmin descendants like the
Rajopadhyaya Brahmins over
other priests like
Maithil Brahmins.
Karmacharyas and Joshis...
- ISBN 978-99933-671-0-9. Page 661. Levy,
Robert Isaac;
Rājopādhyāya,
Kedar Rāj;
Rajopadhyaya,
Kedar Raj (1990). Mesocosm:
Hinduism and the Organization...
- 53 (2): 259. doi:10.2307/1178647. JSTOR 1178647. Levy,
Robert Isaac;
Rājopādhyāya,
Kedar Rāj (1990). Mesocosm:
Hinduism and the
Organization of a Traditional...
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Valley added a "double-headed"
element to the
Newar caste system.
While Rājopādhyāya Brahmins (or Déva-bhāju)
occupied the
highest social position in the...
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Taleju Goddess. Brahmin: The two main
groups are:
Kanyakubja Brahmin or
Rajopadhyaya (Dyabhāju Brāhman) who are
purohits for
Hindu Newars and
temple priests...
