Utkala_Brahmins
Utkala Brahmin
Hindu Brahmin Community
Utkala Brahmins, also known as Odia Brahmins, are a Brahmin community who belong to the state of Odisha, India. Utkala Brahmins are the historical caretakers of the Jagannath Temple in Puri. The Utkala Brahmins are one of the five Pancha Gouda Brahmin communities that originally resided to the north of the Vindhyas.[1] They constitute about 8%-10% of Odisha's population as of 2010.[2]