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Maaran

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Marar (Maaraar or Maaraan) is the name given to the temple musicians of Travancore, Cochin and Malabar in the state of Kerala, India whose primary duty was to provide the traditional temple Sopanam music. [1]

8 relations: Ambalavasi, Hinduism, Kerala, Kingdom of Cochin, Malabar District, Nair, Sopana Sangeetham, Travancore.

Ambalavasi

Ambalavasi is a generic name for a group of castes among Hindus in Kerala who render temple services.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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Kerala

Kerala is a state in South India on the Malabar Coast.

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Kingdom of Cochin

Kingdom of Cochin (also known as Perumpadappu Swaroopam, Mada-rajyam, or Kuru Swaroopam; Kocci or Perumpaṭappu) was a late medieval Hindu kingdom and later princely state on the Malabar Coast, South India.

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Malabar District

Malabar District was an administrative district of Madras Presidency in British India and independent India's Madras State.

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Nair

The Nair, also known as Nayar, are a group of Indian castes, described by anthropologist Kathleen Gough as "not a unitary group but a named category of castes".

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Sopana Sangeetham

Sopana Sangeetham is a form of Indian classical music that developed in the temples of Kerala in south India in the wake of the increasing popularity of Jayadeva's Gita Govinda or Ashtapadis.

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Travancore

The Kingdom of Travancore was an Indian kingdom from 1729 until 1949.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maaran

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