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Ambalavasi, more
properly Ampalavasi, (IAST: Ampalavāsi; lit. 'temple-dwelling') is the
generic name for a
group of
castes among Hindus in Kerala, India...
- The
Nambiar (also
written as Nambyar) is a
Hindu Ambalavasi caste of Kerala.
Ambalavasi Nambiars wear
sacred thread like
Brahmins and is traditionally...
- the
Ambalavasi community. They are not
directly involved in
priestly duties but
rather engaged in non-priestly
temple activities. Like
ambalavasis, a higher...
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Variyar (also
written as Variar, Varyar,
Warriar or Warrier) is a
Hindu Ambalavasi caste in Kerala, India. The term
Variyar has its
origin in the Malayalam...
- p****ed from
maternal uncle to
nephews or nieces. It was
followed by Nair,
Ambalavasi and some
Nambuthiri Brahmins. The
eldest male was
considered the head...
- of his
ability and prestige. The
screenplay begins at dusk with an old
ambalavasi trying to
light a
stone lamp. But due to a
strong gust of wind the lamp...
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marriage followed by Nambudiris, Nairs,
Samantha Kshatriyas,
Kshatriyas and
Ambalavasis among their own
communities as well as with each other, in
colonial Kerala...
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Sopanam is
traditionally sung by men of the
Maarar and
Pothuval castes of
Ambalavasi (semi-Brahmin) community,
engaged to do it as
their hereditary profession...
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Pushpaka Brahmin is a
generic term that
refers to a
group of
certain Hindu Ambalavasi castes in Kerala. The term
Pushpaka applies primarily to a
caste known...
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Madhavan goes
inside and
thanks to the goddess,
which was seen by an
ambalavasi Warrier, even
after the
poojari has
closed the
sanctum for the night....
