Utkala Brahmin

Utkala Brahmin
Priests from Utkala Brahmin community, during Yatra with Shankararcharya of Puri (center)
JātiUtkala
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesOdia language
CountryIndia
Original stateOdisha
Populated statesOdisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh
EthnicityOdia
Related groupsKanyakubja Brahmins, Maithil Brahmins, Bengali Brahmins, Gauda Brahmins, Saraswat Brahmins

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. Their population is very significant in Odisha and they constitute about 10-12% of Odisha's population as of 2025.

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