Chakyar (also spelled Cakyar, Chakkiar, Chakiar, etc.) is a priestly
caste
A caste is a Essentialism, fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system. Within such a system, individuals are expected to marry exclusively within the same caste (en ...
within the
Ambalavasi
Ambalavasi, more properly Ampalavasi, (IAST: Ampalavāsi; ) is the generic name for a group of Caste system in India, castes among Hindus in Kerala, India, who have traditionally rendered temple services.
Castes
The Ambalavasis are broadly div ...
community of Hindus in the
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
state of India.
See also
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Ammannur Madhava Chakyar
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Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar
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Mani Damodara Chakyar
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Mani Madhava Chakyar
Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar (IAST: ''Māṇi Mādhava Cākyār'')
(15 February 1899 – 14 January 1990) was a celebrated master performance artist and Sanskrit scholar
from Kerala, India, considered to be the greatest Chakyar Koothu and Koodiy ...
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Painkulam Raman Chakyar
External links
*{{cite journal, jstor=606843, title=Aj amila-Moksa-Prabandha of Narayana Bhatta, first=V. Venkatarāma Śarmā, last=Śāstrī, date=1 January 1926, journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London, volume=4, issue=2, pages=295–300, doi=10.1017/S0041977X00089217
Indian castes
Surnames of Indian origin
Kerala society
Malayali people
Social groups of Kerala
Hindu communities