Gurukkal Theological College
Gurukkal may refer to: * Gurukkal, an Ambalavasi caste found in Kerala *Gurukkal (kalaripayattu) Kalaripayattu (), also known simply as Kalari, is an Indian martial art that originated on the southwestern coast of India, in what is now Kerala, during the 3rd century BCE. Etymology Kalaripayattu is a martial art which developed out of co ...

Kurukkal
The Kurukkal, also known as Gurukkal are an Ambalavasi caste of Tamil origin. Originally a patrilineal community found in Travancore and Malabar region of present-day Kerala, whose traditional function was that of temple servants, they became matrilineal towards the end of the 18th century under the influence of Nair caste. Their rank lies below the Nambudhiri, Varma, Pillai, Sacred thread wearing Ambalavasi castes of Travancore and Malabar. Kurukkal women had hypergamous marriages with higher caste men of Travancore and men struck similar relationships with women from the matrilineal Maran caste. The community's position in the Hindu ritual ranking system known as varna is disputed. In Kerala, they generally claim to be Tamil Iyer Brahmins and Ambalavasi Ambalavasi, more properly Ampalavasi, (IAST: Ampalavāsi; ) is the generic name for a group of Caste system in India, castes among Hindus in Kerala, India, who have traditionally rendered temple services. Castes The A ...
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