{{pp-extended|small=yes}} {{Infobox caste | caste_name = Namadhari | caste_name_in_local = | varna = | jati = | classification = | gotra = | veda = | kula_daivat = | kula_devi = | guru = | mantra = | nishan = | devak = | religions = Hinduism | languages = | country = India | state = | populated_states = Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana | region = South India | ethnicity = | India_migration = | population = | family_names = | feudal_title = | heraldic_title = | lineage = | color = | throne = | victory weapon = | endogamous = Yes | notable_members = | subdivisions = | related = | historical_grouping = | disputed_grouping = | status = | education_reservation = | employment_reservation = | other_reservation = | original_kingdom = | other_kingdom = | official_website = | footnotes = }} '''Namadhari''' is a term used for people of all castes who follow Sri Vaishnava tradition, sport vermillion nama (a vertical mark) on their foreheads and consider Sri Ramanujacharya as their guru.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kamat |first1=Suryanatha |title=Karnataka State Gazetteers: Kodagu District |date=1993 |publisher=Office of the Chief Editor, Karnataka Gazetteer |pages=154 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVVuAAAAMAAJ&q=ramanuja+Namadhari}}</ref> There are a number of different Namadhari castes like Namadhari Naik in Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada Districts, Namdhari Vokkaligas in Malenadu, Namadhari Nagarthas in southern Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Iyer |first1=LK |title=The Mysore, Tribes and Castes |date=1928 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=9780836425352 |pages=403 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rxPqK_e71W8C&q=Vaishnavas%20or}}</ref> and Namadhari Dasari in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Kumar Suresh |title=People of India: Karnataka |date=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |page=415 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vxMwAQAAIAAJ&dq=namadhari&pg=PA415}}</ref>
== See also == * Ramanujacharya * Sri Vaishnava
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