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'''Dikshit''' ([[ISO 15919|ISO]]: {{transl|sa|ISO|Dīkṣit}}, {{IPA
==Origin==
The word is an adjectival form of the [[Sanskrit]] word ''diksha'', meaning provider of knowledge. ''
The Dikshita/Dikshitar/Dikshit/Dixit/Dutt/Dutta surname is usually associated with Hindu Rajput Brahmins in India especially in [[North India|Northern India]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Nepal]].
In the ancient days, Brahmins
There were some who were initiated to perform long Yajnas, one-year, two-year or even many-year-long Yajnas; they were initiated into the same, and had to undergo the rules for the entire period. Hence, to differentiate them from others, they were called as ''dixit'', or the initiated, so that they do not indulge in other worldly affairs, and devote their time to the Yajnas they were committed to.
It is the same with the Vajpayee Brahmins, who excelled in performing Vajpeya, a shraut Yajna. There are some Brahmins and rajput with the surname of “Soma Yaaji” or those, who performed the Soma Yajna. There is one such title of “Yajwaa”, the one who performs the Yajna.
The most common such title is the “[[Agnihotri]] “, one who performs the daily rituals of offering to Fire God. There are Brahmins and rajput with the title “Hotaa”, who belonged to the tradition of Rigveda, in the Yajnas. Then there are Satpathy, who relied on the
In the southern state of [[Tamil Nadu]], the famous [[Nataraja]] temple of [[Chidambaram]] is managed and administered hereditarily by a class of Vaidika Brahmins and rajput called ''Chidambaram Dikshitar'' whom, legends say, were brought here, from [[Mount Kailash]], by [[Maharishi|Maharshi]] [[Patanjali]], specifically for the performance of the daily rituals and maintenance of the great temple of [[Chidambaram]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chidambaramnataraja.org/deekshithar.html|title=DEEKSHITHAR|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
==Notable individuals==
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* [[Madan Mani Dixit]], Nepali writer
* [[Madhuri Dixit]], Indian Bollywood actress
* [[Raghu Dixit]], Indian singer-songwriter, producer, and film score composer who is the frontman for the Raghu Dixit Project, a multilingual folk music band.
* [[Rajiv Dixit]], Indian social activist
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* [[Sheila Dikshit]], former Chief Minister of Delhi
* [[Uma Shankar Dikshit]], Indian politician
* [[Hriday Narayan Dikshit]], Indian politician from [[Unnao]], former minister, 5 times [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|M.L.A.]], 1 time [[Member of the Legislative Council (India)|MLC]], former speaker of [[Uttar Pradesh]] Legislative Assembly
===Dikshita===
* [[Appayya Dikshita]] (1520–1593),
* [[Govinda Dikshita]],
===Dikshitar===
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