Marar (caste)

Marar
Marar
Classification	Temple musicians, Musicians caste
Religions	Hinduism
Land	Indien

Marar, (Malayalam: മാരാർ; IAST:Mārār), is the name given to the caste of hereditary temple musicians^[1] of Travancore, Cochin and Malabar region in the state of Kerala, whose primary duty was to provide the traditional temple Sopanam music.^{[citation needed]} .They live in the vicinity of temples; and are related with the temples and temple customs.^[2] They belong to ambalavasi caste^[3] ^[1]^[4](Forward caste).^[3]^[5] Marar ladies are called Marasyar.

Paani, the indispensable part of high tantric rituals of temple such as ulsavabali, sreeboothabali etc. is another main hereditory temple profession of marar.^[6]^[7] They were also known for their playing of chenda (valam thala represents deva vadyam (usually play inside the nalambalam) and edam thala reprasents asura vadyam) and idakka^[8] ^[4](deva vadyam) in temples^[9]^[10] ^[11]. Sopanadwani ^[12]is the monthly publication of Akhila Kerala Marar Kshema Sabha. Marars were considered as antharala jathikal (between brahmin and Sudra)^[13]^[14]

Customs and Temple arts

References

^ ^a ^b Bodies of Silence, Floods of Nectar: Ritual Music in Contemporary Brahmanical Tantric Temples of Kerala. Yale Journal of Music & Religion: Vol. 7: No. 2, Article 2.
^ Thurston, Edgar. Castes and Tribes of Southern India.
^ ^a ^b "THE INDIGENOUS MUSIC OF KERALA 'SOPANA SANGEETHAM". April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "It is God's own instrument". The Hindu. 27 December 2018.
^ "Articles On Shadkala Govinda Marar and Sopanasangeetham". scribd.com/. {{cite web}}: |first1= missing |last1= (help)
^ kshethra chaithanya rahasyam, 1988, madhav. kerala kshethra samparakshana samithi
^ https://malayalimanasu.com/us-news/arivinte-muthukal-7/ PMN namboothiri
^ Sopana sangeetham, Ooramana Rajendra marar
^ Vishnu, Achutha Menon (2020). "The Rhythmic Structure of Melam". The Chitrolekha Journal on Art and Design. 4 (2): 1–14. doi:10.21659/cjad.42.v4n202. S2CID 242270596.
^ "On a journey with the edakka".
^ http://hinduwayoflife2016.blogspot.com/2018/04/blog-post_14.html- ^{[bare URL]}
^ "SOPANADHWANI". Readwhere - India's Largest Digital Newsstand. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
^ Keralolpathi
^ Kerala mahatmyam

[:1-1] Bodies of Silence, Floods of Nectar: Ritual Music in Contemporary Brahmanical Tantric Temples of Kerala. Yale Journal of Music & Religion: Vol. 7: No. 2, Article 2.

[2] Thurston, Edgar. Castes and Tribes of Southern India.

[:0-3] "THE INDIGENOUS MUSIC OF KERALA 'SOPANA SANGEETHAM". April 2019.

[:2-4] "It is God's own instrument". The Hindu. 27 December 2018.

[5] "Articles On Shadkala Govinda Marar and Sopanasangeetham". scribd.com/. {{cite web}}: |first1= missing |last1= (help)

[6] shethra chaithanya rahasyam, 1988, madhav. kerala kshethra samparakshana samithi

[7] ttps://malayalimanasu.com/us-news/arivinte-muthukal-7/ PMN namboothiri

[8] Sopana sangeetham, Ooramana Rajendra marar

[9] Vishnu, Achutha Menon (2020). "The Rhythmic Structure of Melam". The Chitrolekha Journal on Art and Design. 4 (2): 1–14. doi:10.21659/cjad.42.v4n202. S2CID 242270596.

[10] "On a journey with the edakka".

[11] ttp://hinduwayoflife2016.blogspot.com/2018/04/blog-post_14.html- ^{[bare URL]}

[12] "SOPANADHWANI". Readwhere - India's Largest Digital Newsstand. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

[13] Keralolpathi

[14] Kerala mahatmyam

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