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Did Uttara Brahmins (Odisha Brahmins) eat beef?
Yes, in ancient times (Vedic era, around 1500-500 BC) Brahmins ate meat including beef.
This was the general practice of not only the Uttara Brahmins, but the entire Indian Brahmin community. As the Uttara Brahmins came from North India (Kanauj, Ganges Valley), their initiation rites also came from that Vedic tradition.
Historical evidence and references
Rugveda and Brahmin texts: Mention of eating cow meat
Yes. Beef was sacrificed in the altar and meat was eaten. Yazhnyblu (a famous Russian) says that the meat of three cows is eaten when it is soft.
Homework and Theology: Coming of Age, Marriage,
During Shraddha there is a provision to sacrifice cow/bull and eat meat. Aruth was called "Goghan" (cow killer).
In Mahabharata: King Rantideva became famous by distributing beef to a Brahmin.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and other historians:
Brahmins were the biggest beef eaters in the Vedic period. It was later closed after the influence of Buddhism and Jainism.
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