Dravida

(2) Brahmin (priestly) group that is one
of the five southern brahmin communities (Pancha Dravida). As their name
would indicate, the core region for the
Dravida brahmins is in deep southern
India, in the modern states of Tamil
Nadu and Kerala. The most illustrious of
the Dravida subcommunities are the
Nambudiris, among whom the great
philosopher Shankaracharya is believed
to have been born.