“The brahmin oversaw the sacred rituals at the temple, showcasing their esteemed position as a high-ranking Hindu caste member.”

“The brahmana dedicated his life to studying and preserving ancient Hindu scriptures as a respected member of the highest caste.”

“According to the great dictionary compiler, Hemacandra, Vedanta refers to the purport of the Upanishads and the Brahmana portion of the Vedas.”

“The technical name for this was adandya and many of the early legal texts laid down that the brahmana is adandya.”

“The Vedantic concept of a transcendent and all-inclusive brahman is sought to be harmonized with a theory of emergent evolution.”

“The central theme of the Upanishads is that the atman, the unchanging core of a human being, is a part of brahman.”

“Brahman is the fullness of qualities, and by its own intrinsic nature brahman produces the world.”

“The Brahmin priest of the village temple was not invited, and Marathi slokas replaced Sanskrit ones.”

“I don't know whether Satish had read the Bhagavad Gita, but he was a Hindu, a high-born Brahmin at that.”

“The ruler belonged to Rai dynasty, a Shudra king, who was usurped by a Brahmin named Chach.”

“They are intersected by three large rivers, the Baitarani, Brahmani and Mahanadi.”

“Major rivers of the state like Mahanadi, Brahmani, Bansadhara and Rushikulya are flowing above the danger mark at many places.”

“Naidu is the son-in-law of late NTR and his son Nara Lokesh married Balakrishna's daughter Brahmani.”

“In case your Hinduism is a little rusty, the Brahmans are the priest caste in traditional Hindu society.”

“The drovers are off to bring in the Brahmans, Droughtmasters, Angus and Shorthorns.”

“At the top were the Brahmans, priests of the sacrificial religion and intellectuals.”

“The appeal of wandering mendicant religious teachers like the Buddha lay partly in the contrast between their message and that of the Brahmans.”

“In case your Hinduism is a little rusty, the Brahmans are the priest caste in traditional Hindu society.”

“The drovers are off to bring in the Brahmans, Droughtmasters, Angus and Shorthorns.”

“The BSP succeeded, through skilful negotiations, by recruiting leaders of other castes, including brahmins.”

“He is worshipped in the daily puja of the brahmins, who silently meditate upon him in this form.”

“The Iyer caste are brahmins, at the very top of the carefully graded hierarchy.”

“For the temple, so the Brahmins will tell you, is a tirtha, a crossing place, linking the profane to the sacred.”

“The Brahmins were known for their tendency to absorb, assimilate and upgrade deities, not for exhibiting animus towards them.”

“Brahmins and ascetics play their part, but their roles are secondary to those of Ayodhya's ruling family, and the monkey and demon warriors.”