page_title: Bairagi (caste)
hierarchical_section_title: Bairagi (caste)
caption_attribution_description: English: Ramanujacharya embracing an icon of Lord Varadaraj(Vishnu)
context_page_description: Bairagi is a caste of Hindus and is known by names like Vaishnav Brahmin, Swamiji or Swami, Babaji, Bawa, Dixit and Pujari at different places in India. They follow one of four orders: the Visishtadvaita belief system of Ramanuja; the Dvaitadvaita philosophy propagated by Nimbarkacharya; the Shuddhadvaita philosophy propagated by Vishnuswami; or the Dvaita philosophy propagated by Madhvacharya.
  According to these philosophies, people are divided into four main sampradaya:
  Shri Sampradaya
  Nimbarka Sampradaya
  Rudra Sampradaya
  Brahma Sampradaya.
  Mostly members of the Bairagi community perform priesthood practices in temples. These people are known as:
  Vaishnava Brahmin
  Swami
  Mahant
  Pujari
  Gossain or Goswami
  Now Bairagi community people usually work in agriculture or as landlords.
context_section_description: Bairagi (Swami) is a caste of Hindus and is known by names like Vaishnav Brahmin, Swamiji or Swami, Babaji, Bawa, Dixit and Pujari at different places in India. They follow one of four orders: the Visishtadvaita belief system of Ramanuja (popularized by Ramananda in North India); the Dvaitadvaita philosophy propagated by Nimbarkacharya; the Shuddhadvaita philosophy propagated by Vishnuswami (mostly popularised by Vallabhacharya in North India); or the Dvaita philosophy propagated by Madhvacharya.
  According to these philosophies, people are divided into four main sampradaya (religious systems): 
  Shri Sampradaya
  Nimbarka Sampradaya (Kumar Sampradaya)
  Rudra Sampradaya
  Brahma Sampradaya.
  Mostly members of the Bairagi community perform priesthood practices in temples. These people are known as:
  Vaishnava Brahmin
  Swami
  Mahant
  Pujari
  Gossain or Goswami (mostly used Vaishnav of Bengal and Vallabhacharya Vaishnav Sampradaya)
  Now Bairagi community people usually work in agriculture or as landlords.
caption: Ramanujacharya depicted with Vaishnava Tilaka and Vishnu statue
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