Chakyar

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Priestly caste within the Ambalavasi community

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::summary Priestly caste within the Ambalavasi community ::

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

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References

  1. (1961). "Matrilineal Kinship". University of California Press.

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