Marar (caste)

Marar
Marar
Classification	Temple musicians
Religions	Hinduism
Country	India

Marar (Maaraar or Maaraan) is the name given to the temple musicians of Travancore, Cochin and Malabar in the state of Kerala, India whose primary duty was to provide the traditional temple music.

Known for their playing of drums in temples,^[1] Some anthropologists think that they form a part of the Ambalavasi community.^[2]

References

^ Gough, Kathleen (1961). "Nayaer: Central Kerala". In Schneider, David Murray (ed.). Matrilineal Kinship. University of California Press. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-52002-529-5.
^ Fuller, C. J. (1976). The Nayars Today. Cambridge University Press. pp. 34. 40. ISBN 978-0-52129-091-3.

[1] Gough, Kathleen (1961). "Nayaer: Central Kerala". In Schneider, David Murray (ed.). Matrilineal Kinship. University of California Press. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-52002-529-5.

[2] Fuller, C. J. (1976). The Nayars Today. Cambridge University Press. pp. 34. 40. ISBN 978-0-52129-091-3.

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