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'''Plappalli''' or '''Plappally'''<ref>{{cite book |title=Travancore State Manual, Vol.1|date= |publisher= |pages=834}}</ref> is a [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] Caste in [[Kerala]]. This caste is peculiar to [[Travancore]] and classified under [[Ampalavasi]]s. The males are invested with Sacred Thread between the year 8 and 16. Formerly the [[Ilayathu]]s officiated as their priests, but now the service is performed by [[Nampoothiri]]s or [[Potti]]s. |
'''Plappalli''' or '''Plappally'''<ref>{{cite book |title=Travancore State Manual, Vol.1|date= |publisher= |pages=834}}</ref> is a [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] Caste in [[Kerala]]. This is the illom name <ref>{{cite web|url=http://thevarkunnathappan.com/about_us.php|title=Thevarkunnathappan Temple|date=2024-02-22}}</ref>and sometimes surname of several clans of [[Nampoothiri]]s or [[Potti]]s as well as some [[Ampalavasi]] castes in Kerala This caste is peculiar to [[Travancore]] and classified under [[Ampalavasi]]s. The males are invested with Sacred Thread between the year 8 and 16. Formerly the [[Ilayathu]]s officiated as their priests, but now the service is performed by [[Nampoothiri]]s or [[Potti]]s. |
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Plappalli or Plappally[1] is a Hindu Brahmin Caste in Kerala. This is the illom name [2]and sometimes surname of several clans of Nampoothiris or Pottis as well as some Ampalavasi castes in Kerala This caste is peculiar to Travancore and classified under Ampalavasis. The males are invested with Sacred Thread between the year 8 and 16. Formerly the Ilayathus officiated as their priests, but now the service is performed by Nampoothiris or Pottis.
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- ^ Travancore State Manual, Vol.1. p. 834.
- ^ "Thevarkunnathappan Temple". 2024-02-22.