Vadakalai

Vadakalai, meaning Northern branch are a subsect of the Vaishnavite Iyengar community of Hindu Brahmins. In Sanskrit the Vadakalai are referred to as Uttara Kalārya. Vadakalais are followers of Ramanuja and Vedanta Desika.

Read more about Vadakalai:  Ethnicity and Origin, Groups, Caste Mark, Religious Practices and Tradition, Mutts (monasteries), and Places of Significance, Role and Contributions in Northern India and Other Sampradayas, Differences With Thenkalai Srivaishnavas, In Popular Culture, List of Prominent Vadakalai Iyengars