Chakyar Explained

Chakyar (also spelled Cakyar, Chakkiar, Chakiar, etc.) is a priestly caste within the Ambalavasi community of Hindus in the Kerala state of India.^[1]

See also

• Ammannur Madhava Chakyar
• Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar
• Mani Damodara Chakyar
• Mani Madhava Chakyar
• Painkulam Raman Chakyar

External links

• 606843. Aj amila-Moksa-Prabandha of Narayana Bhatta. V. Venkatarāma Śarmā. Śāstrī. 1 January 1926. Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London. 4. 2. 295–300. 10.1017/S0041977X00089217 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Matrilineal Kinship . David Murray . Schneider . David M. Schneider . Kathleen . Gough . Nayars: Central Kerala . Kathleen . Gough . 1961 . University of California Press . 309 . 978-0-520-02529-5 . https://books.google.com/books?id=lfdvTbfilYAC&pg=PA311#v=onepage&q&f=false . Kathleen Gough.