Kudumi — (Kondubi), bei den Brahmanen der kleine Haarschopf, welcher beim Kahlscheeren des Kopfes am Hinterhaupte gelassen wird … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Sikha — choti redirects here. For the women s hairstyle, see French braid. The sikha or shikha (शिखा śikhā, crest) is a Sanskrit word that refers to a long tuft, or lock of hair left on top or on the back of the shaven head of a male Orthodox Hindu.… … Wikipedia
Dikshitar — Dikshitars A Dīkshitar from Chidambaram sporting the Mun Kudumi Total population Unknown … Wikipedia
Iyer — Infobox Ethnic group group = Iyer அய்யர் poptime = 1901:415,931 2004: 2,400,000 (Estimated) [Accurate statistics on the population of Iyers are unavailable. This is due to the fact that the practice of conducting caste based population census… … Wikipedia
Syrian Malabar Nasrani — For other uses, see Nasrani (disambiguation). This article deals with the Nasrani People as an ethnic community, for a detailed article on the religious tradition of the Nasrani people; see: Saint Thomas Christians. Syrian Malabar Nasranis … Wikipedia
Jeeva (actor) — Infobox actor bgcolour = name = Jeeva Gva imagesize = 150px caption = birthname = Amar Choudary birthdate = birth date and age|1984|1|4 location = flagicon|India Chennai, India deathdate = deathplace = othername = Amaravathi yearsactive = 1996… … Wikipedia
Thondaradippodi Alvar — Thondaradippodi Alvar, who is also named as Vipra Narayanar led his life as the slave to the Perumal and worked for the Perumal by dedicating him with Garlands. He is one of the 12 Alvars.Birth and Early life Thondaradippodi Alvar was born in a… … Wikipedia
Brahmanen — (Braminen, d.i. Brahma s Söhne, die Göttlichen), die Gottesgelehrten in Indien, bilden die vornehmste Kaste, sie gelten als aus Brahma s Haupte hervorgegangen u. sind heilig u. unverletzlich u. der Priesterwürde allein fähig. Ihre Auszeichnung:… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
