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<div>'''Achar/Achari/Achary/Acharya''' (ஆச்சாரி in tamil.karnataka) Achar/Achari is used for girls Achar/Achari/Achary/Acharya for boys in south india of karnataka is a last name used by members of the Vishwakarma community (vishwabrahmin) native to the [[States and union territories of India|states]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]] in India.<ref>Castes And Tribes Of Southern India by Edgar Thurston, K. Rangachari,. Volume 3. pp.126.</ref> <br />
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In Southern India Achary is also a term used to indicate Guru.<ref>"The word Achari originates from Acharya which is the name given to the chief gurus", Sacred Hindu Symbols, {{ISBN|81-7017-397-3}}, {{ISBN|978-81-7017-397-7}}, Gautam Chatterjee</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Acharya]]<br />
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