Nambiar_(Ambalavasi)

Nambiar (Ambalavasi caste)

Nambiar (Ambalavasi caste)

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The Nambiar (also written as Nambyar) is a Hindu Ambalavasi caste of Kerala. Ambalavasi Nambiars wear sacred thread like Brahmins and is traditionally considered as a different caste to Nairs[1] including same name bearing Nair-Nambiar caste, who were traditionally the feudal landlords of northern Kerala which usually leads to confusion.

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  1. [1]
    Sinha, Surajit (1993). Anthropology of Weaker Sections. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7022-491-4.
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