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Chakyar

Chakyar is a priestly caste within the Ambalavasi community of Hindus in the Kerala state of India.

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

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  1. Gough, Kathleen (1961). "Nayars: Central Kerala". In Schneider, David Murray; Gough, Kathleen (eds.). Matrilineal Kinship. University of California Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-520-02529-5. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
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  • Śāstrī, V. Venkatarāma Śarmā (1 January 1926). "Aj amila-Moksa-Prabandha of Narayana Bhatta". Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London. 4 (2): 295–300. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00089217. JSTOR 606843.