Pushpaka Brahmin
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title:
Pushpaka Brahmin
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Pushpaka Brahmin is a generic term that refers to a group of certain Hindu Ambalavasi castes in Kerala. The term Pushpaka applies primarily to a caste known itself as Pushpaka in South Kerala (Travancore). Pushpakas were assigned the job of tending flowers and making garlands in the Hindu temples. They were also given rights to teach sacred texts including Sanskrit language in the Pathasalas associated with Hindu temples in Central and North Kerala. They are often referred to as Pushpakas owing
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Brahmin castes in Kerala
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushpaka_Brahmin
date created:
2007-07-16T14:27:48Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T17:30:07Z
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