Agraharam
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An Agraharam was a grant of land and royal income from it, typically by a king or a noble family in ancient Tamilakam and in modern times in southern part of India, for religious purposes, particularl
An Agraharam in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu
An Agraharam from Tirunelveli assembled within the DakshinaChitra museum.
Kalpathy Agrahara, Kerala
Kunnamkulam Angady
Iyer
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Iyers are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil Brahmins. Most Iyers are followers of the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankara and adhere to the Smarta tradition. This is in contrast to the Iy
Agraharam
…the ones in and around Padmanabhaswamy Temple, East Fort, Karamana and Ulloor. Kuzhalmannam Agraharam, one among agraharams of Palakkad where Kerala Iyers live…
Vadama Iyer priests
First-generation descendants of Mysore S. Ramaswamy Iyer. Ramaswamy Iyer migrated from Ganapathy Agraharam to Mysore in the 19th century and served as the first Advocate-General of Mysore
A Tamil Smartha Brahmin holy man engaged in Siva-worship. His body is covered by coat and chains made of Rudrāksha beads
Iyer priest from Tamil Nadu carrying out a small ritual with his grandson.