Charodi (community)

Charodi also referred to as Mestha/ Achari / Konkani Achari/ Nayak / Khandekar is a community from Karnataka State in India. They are usually called as Achari or Mestha in North Karnataka and Nayak or Charodi in South Karnataka.They as per their tales, they have migrated from Goa via sea-route to coastal Karnataka.They were during British Raj included among criminal tribes of India. Their traditional work is carpentry and work as carpenters.They are included in other backward class communities of Karnataka in post-independent India.They are generally followers of Sringeri Matha. They are also worshipers of Shiva, which is locally also known as Ravalnath.