Chakyar

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Chakyar (also spelled Cakyar, Chakkiar, Chakiar, etc.) is a priestly caste within the Ambalavasi community of Hindus in the Kerala state of India. [1]

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  1. Gough, Kathleen (1961). "Nayars: Central Kerala". In Schneider, David Murray; Gough, Kathleen (eds.). Matrilineal Kinship. University of California Press. p. 309. ISBN   978-0-520-02529-5.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)