Nambudiri Brahmin community

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nambudiri_Brahmin_community

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Brahmin
gptkbp:associatedWith	Tantric rituals Kerala temples Kerala temple administration
gptkbp:caste	Brahmin
gptkbp:containsCommunity	gptkb:Chakyar gptkb:Embrandiri gptkb:Nair Potti
gptkbp:culturalPractice	gptkb:Soma_Yajna gptkb:Agnihotra Sanskrit education temple festivals Vedic chanting Tantra rituals
gptkbp:customs	primogeniture strict endogamy Sambandham with Nair women
gptkbp:followedBy	Vedic rituals
gptkbp:historicalName	landed aristocracy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Nambudiri Brahmin community
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Malayalam gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Kerala
gptkbp:notableContributor	gptkb:philosophy gptkb:poetry gptkb:Kerala_school_of_mathematics Sanskrit scholarship temple rituals
gptkbp:notableFor	strict adherence to Vedic traditions unique marriage customs contributions to Kerala temple culture
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Adisankara gptkb:Madhava_of_Sangamagrama gptkb:Nilakantha_Somayaji gptkb:Melpathur_Narayana_Bhattathiri gptkb:Govinda_Bhattathiri gptkb:Poonthanam_Nambudiri Parameshvara Nambudiri
gptkbp:organization	gptkb:Namboothiri_Yogakshema_Sabha gptkb:Yogakshema_Sabha
gptkbp:origin	migrated from North India
gptkbp:population	minority in Kerala
gptkbp:reformed	influenced by 20th-century reform movements
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Kerala_Brahmins Nambudiri Illams Sambandham system
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Vedas gptkb:Smritis
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation	gptkb:priest Landownership
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mezhathol_Agnihothri
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6