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<p>2001:56A:7971:8500:FD29:D734:7F30:5C81: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> '''Thampan''' is the name of Kshatriya clan from the state of [[Kerala]] in [[India]].<br /> <br /> ==Etymology==<br /> The word ''Thampan''ot '''Thampran''' is a contraction of the term ''Thampuran'' which is a corrupt version of the Sanskrit term ''Samrat'' and stands for ''Your Lordship''. The title of ''Varma'' is some times affixed to the name of a Thampan. In [[Travancore]], Thampans, along with the [[Thirumulpad]]s form a part of the third tier of [[royal family|Royalty]], after the Koil Thampurans who form the first tier and the Rajas who form the second tier.&lt;ref&gt;Nagam Aiya, V., Travancore State Manual Volume II under caste&lt;/ref&gt; In North Malabar, most prominent of the Thampans are the sons of the Nileshwaram Rajahs, who form a part of the [[Kiryathil Nair]] caste.<br /> <br /> ==Occupation==<br /> The Thampans were once ruling classes but by the [[17th century]] they became vassals to other kings - mainly the three large [[Travancore|kingdoms of Travancore]], [[Kochi]] and [[Kozhikode]].<br /> <br /> ==General customs==<br /> The customs of the Thampans are same like the Rajahs of Kerala. They are invested with the sacred thread at the age of sixteen and are allowed to recite the [[Gayatri]] incantation ten times, thrice a day. Birth and Death pollutions are observed for eleven days. [[Namboodiri]] Brahmins are the priests of the Thampans. The Thali [[Kettu Kalyanam]] ceremony for girls, which is the actual marriage ceremony, takes place between the ages of seven and fourteen and Brahmins of a class called ''Aryapattar'' tie the Thali while Vedic hymns are chanted by the [[Namboodiri]] Brahmins.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> * Travancore State Manual<br /> * Travancore Census Report, 1901<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social groups of India]]<br /> [[Category:Indian castes]]<br /> [[Category:Kerala society]]<br /> [[Category:Nair]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-ethno-stub}}</div>

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