Marar (caste)
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. .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.
Marar | |
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Classification | Temple musicians, Musicians caste |
Religions | Hinduism |
Country | India |
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] Sopanadwani[11] is the monthly publication of Akhila Kerala Marar Kshema Sabha. Marars were considered as antharala jathikal (between brahmin and Sudra).
See also
References
- 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 (1910). "Castes and Tribes of Southern India". Nature. 84 (2134): 365. Bibcode:1910Natur..84..365.. doi:10.1038/084365a0. S2CID 3947850.
- "THE INDIGENOUS MUSIC OF KERALA 'SOPANA SANGEETHAM". April 2019.
- "It is God's own instrument". The Hindu. 27 December 2018.
- "Articles On Shadkala Govinda Marar and Sopanasangeetham". scribd.com/.
- 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". 21 May 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
- "SOPANADHWANI". Readwhere - India's Largest Digital Newsstand. Retrieved 28 October 2022.