[2] They are primarily categorized as the Saiva Brahmins or followers of Shiva.
[2] During the reign of Rajaraja Narendra (r. 1022 – 1061 CE),[3] many Tamil Brahmin families settled in different parts of Andhra Pradesh.
[4] Under Narendra's son, Kulottunga I (r. 1061 – 1118 CE), the first Chalukya-Chola emperor, several Brahmins migrated from the Tamil country.
[5] His son Virachodadeva, the Viceroy of Vengi, invited 546 Brahmin families and established them at Virachoda Chaturvedimangalam.
Several records of the Chalukya-Cholas register the gift of villages in the plains of Godavari river to Brahmins who migrated from Dravidadesa.