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Samantha Kshatriya
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Samantan.
Clans Elevated to Samantha Kshatriya, Samantan or Samanthan Nair
In medieval Kerala, Brahmins and Kshatriya rulers often performed elaborate and expensive rituals—such as Hiranyagarbha and Padmagarbha—to reclaim or reinforce their lost varna status or to gain Brahminical support for political legitimacy. While these rituals were not universally practiced or deemed necessary across all parts of Kerala, they were used to reinforce Brahminical social structures and hierarchy.