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Do Tamil Brahmins eat fish?
The Brahmin family inter-mingled with fishermen community started eating fish and floated such convenient stories such as fish is Jalapushpa or their eating fish was mentioned in some Puranas.
Are Brahmins allowed to eat fish?
Hence, the Brahmins made a special rule allowing Bengali Brahmins to eat certain types of fish. So eating fish is not against religious laws (as is the case with others) because we changed those laws to suit our history and geography.
Do South Indian people eat fish?
Fish is also the staple in coastal south-western India. It should, however, be noted that in other parts of India, even meat-eating Hindus have lacto-vegetarian meals on most days.
Does South Indian Brahmin eat meat?
There are two communities who definitely don’t eat meat—Brahmins, particularly south Indian Brahmins, and Banias (merchant class). They have become vegetarians over a period of time.
Do all Bengali Brahmins eat fish?
Even all Brahmins are not vegetarians. In Bengal, Brahmins eat fish, and sacrifice goats and buffalo to Goddess Kali. However, the Brahmins in North and South India are vegetarians, except the Kashmiri Brahmins.
Why are Brahmins vegetarian?
Many Hindus are indeed vegetarian but many, including Brahmins, eat meat. In fact, for the warrior castes, meat was an important part of their diet, vital in building the physical strength needed for battle. It is the belief of one high-ranking caste, the Kayastha, that vegetarianism is for rabbits.
Do Oriya Brahmins eat meat?
Many Odia Brahmins choose vegetarian lifestyle because of a variety of reasons just like other castes. Widows are famously vegetarian in general.
Was Shiva a non vegetarian?
Whereas meat was an important offering for the pastoral Vedic gods, the sedentary Puranic gods were largely vegetarian. For the high tradition, defined by Brahmins, Shiva became a vegetarian god.