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Madapalli (Tamil: மடைப்பள்ளி, romanized: Maṭaippaḷḷi) is a
caste found mainly in the
northern part of Sri Lanka.
Found today as a
subcaste of the Sri...
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tradition temples, the
Karpaka Vinayakar has a
large temple kitchen called madapalli, and a
temple well
inside the
mandapam to
provide water for pilgrims....
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seven precincts are
called Pradakshina Padha,
Hastagiri Pradakshana,
Madapalli Pragara,
Alavandar Pragara, and
Alvar Thiruveedhi. The
Alavandar Pragara...
- festival.
During 2017, a
canal was dug from
Sriperumbudur lake to the
Madapalli (kitchen) of the temple. The
temple tank,
Narasimha Kulam was also revived...
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Tamil castes of
importance are the
Cantar (oil-presser), Iyer (priests),
Madapalli (former
royal cooks),
Seerpadar (cultivators),
Seniyar (cotton-weavers)...
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Portuguese had
appointed the
affluent Karaiyars and
Madapallis to
administrative offices.
Karaiyars and
Madapallis revolted against the new
Dutch rule in September...
- Brahma-Kshatriya status,
meaning Brahmins who took to
martial life. The
Madapalli were the
palace stewards and cooks, the Akampadayar's
formed the palace...
- were the
Cirpatar (cultivators), Iyer (priests),
Kaikolar (weavers),
Madapalli (former
royal cooks),
Shanar (toddy-tappers) and
Maravar (Poligar-Warriors)...
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Christian Karaiyars and
Madapallis. A
Dutch minister of the 17th century,
Philippus Baldaeus,
described the Karaiyars,
Madapallis and
Vellalars among the...
- only an
enclosed quadrangular homestead (Nalukettu) and a
cookhouse (
Madapalli).
Prince Marthanda Varma and his aide
Parameswaran Pilla reside there...
