Iyer
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Iyer is a Tamil Brahmin community and surname traditionally associated with Hindu priests and scholars from South India.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil Brahmin community
ⓘ
surname ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Agamas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upanishads NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casteCategory | Brahmin ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
observance of Hindu samskaras
ⓘ
performance of Vedic rituals ⓘ |
| diet | traditionally vegetarian ⓘ |
| educationTradition |
Sanskrit learning
ⓘ
Vedic education ⓘ |
| endogamyPractice | traditionally endogamous within Tamil Brahmins ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Tamil Brahmins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalObserved |
Deepavali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navaratri NERFINISHED ⓘ Pongal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gotraSystem | patrilineal gotras ⓘ |
| hasSurnameUsageIn |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageAssociatedWith | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageTraditionallyUsedInRituals |
Sanskrit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| marriageCustom | arranged marriages ⓘ |
| namingConvention |
often appears at end of personal name
ⓘ
used as caste surname ⓘ |
| notableFieldOfContribution |
Carnatic music
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ literature ⓘ religious scholarship ⓘ |
| region |
South India
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCommunity |
Iyengar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namboothiri Brahmins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Shaiva tradition
ⓘ
Smarta tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualLanguage |
Sanskrit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialRole |
religious teacher
ⓘ
ritual specialist ⓘ temple priest ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Tamil Brahmins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
Hindu priest
ⓘ
Vedic scholar ⓘ |
| usesScript |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
Tamil script ⓘ |
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