Namadhari
Namadhari is a term used for people of all castes who follow Sri Vaishnava tradition, sport vermillion nama on their foreheads and consider Sri Ramanujacharya as their guru. 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. and Namadhari Dasari in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana.