Amongst the Shivalli & Kota (?) brahmins of Udupi/Dakshina Kannada there a few with the surname Upadhya, they are primarily archakas (also referred to as shanti) - is their surname a shortening of Upadhyaya (which is also a surname used by a few) or does it have a different etymology ? It could be a modification of Upa-aradhaka - which is the same as keezh shanti ?
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