Nambudiri

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Brahmin
gptkbp:associatedTemple gptkb:Sree_Padmanabhaswamy_Temple
gptkb:Vadakkunnathan_Temple
gptkb:Guruvayur_Temple
gptkbp:caste Brahmin
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Chakyar
gptkb:Embrandiri
Potti
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Kathakali
Sanskrit literature
Vedic rituals
gptkbp:customs gptkb:Primogeniture
Strict ritual purity
gptkbp:historicalPrivilege Exclusive right to perform temple rituals
Land ownership under Janmi system
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Landlords
Temple priests
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nambudiri
gptkbp:knownFor Land ownership
Vedic scholarship
gptkbp:language gptkb:Malayalam
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kerala
gptkbp:marriageCustoms gptkb:Sambandham
Eldest son marries within caste
Younger sons practice sambandham with Nair women
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Adisankara
gptkb:Melpathur_Narayana_Bhattathiri
gptkb:Poonthanam_Nambudiri
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Narayaneeyam
gptkb:Prakriya-sarvasvam
gptkb:Jnanappana
gptkbp:origin Migration from North India (legendary)
gptkbp:population Minority in Kerala
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:Nambudiri_Yogakshema_Sabha
gptkbp:region gptkb:Travancore
gptkb:Malabar
gptkb:Cochin
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nair_community
gptkb:Namboothiri
gptkb:Kerala_Brahmins
Kerala society
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:script gptkb:Grantha_script
gptkb:Malayalam_script
gptkbp:socialClass Upper caste
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation gptkb:priest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Malayali_Brahmin
gptkb:Namboothiri
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6