sentences:  They also serve as chief priests of the three Taleju Bhawani temples, the "ista-devi" of Mallas, the Kumbeshvar temple, among others.The Rajopadhyayas speak Newari language and were historically the "raj-purohitas" and "gurus" of the Licchavi and Malla kings.They claim descent from Kanyakubja Brahmins, one of the five Pancha-Gauda North Indian Brahmin groupings, and history shows their presence in the Kathmandu valley as early as 4th CE.