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Chakyar (also; Cakyar, Chakkiar, Chakiar, etc.) is a Brahmin caste coming under the Ambalavasi community of Hindus in the Kerala state of South India. The women in this caste are called Illotammas. They occupy a position in the Hindu Temple in managing the affairs of the temple, though not the actual conduct of ceremonies. They are assigned with the holy temple ritualistic performance called Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam, which is the only surviving ancient Sanskrit theatre in India. Chakyar is the main actor who performs the ritualistic ''Koothus'' and ''Koodiyattams'' inside the temple or in ''Koothambalams''. Their women's- ''Illotammas'' are not allowed to participate in that. The women roles are done by ladies of Nambiar community called ''Nangyarammas''. Nambiar plays the holy drum ''Mizhavu''. There were 18 Chakyar families throughout Kerala, but now their number is small. ''Mani'' family is one of them. Their place is in North Kerala, Malabar. The greatest Koodiyattam and Chakyar koothu exponent, Natyashastra scholar and world-renowned Guru, (late)''Natyacharya Vidushakaratnam'' Padma Shri Mani Madhava Chakyar belonged to this family. Chakyars preferred to associate themselves more with the Ambalavasis than what they considered the unequal status amongst the Namboothris. ==See also== * Ammannur Madhava Chakyar * Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar * Mani Damodara Chakyar * Mani Madhava Chakyar * Painkulam Raman Chakyar 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chakyar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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