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		<title>180.216.249.13: this link describes 62 people from different castes assigned as temple priests- and clearly states none were pushpakas- priesthood, https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/06pta-tdb-poojari-list.html# |publisher=Malayala Manorama</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;this link describes 62 people from different castes assigned as temple priests- and clearly states none were pushpakas- priesthood, https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/06pta-tdb-poojari-list.html# |publisher=Malayala Manorama&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Pushpaka Thali.png|thumb|right|150px|Pushpaka Thali - Wedding pendant of Pushpaka Brahmin women]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Pushpaka Brahmin&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a generic term that refer to a group of various [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] castes of [[Kerala]] in the [[Ambalavasi]] community.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JmjaAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=puspakar |title=Polity, Society, and Women: With Special Reference to Travancore, 1700-1900 A.D. |first=Suma |last=Rose |publisher=Carmel International Publishing House |year=2004 |page=217 |isbn=9788187655374 |accessdate=2013-04-30}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Pushpaka Brahmin include primarily two castes - [[Pushpaka|Pushpakas]] (or Pushpaka Unnis) and [[Nambeesanas|Nambeesans]], who were assigned the job of tending flowers and making garlands in the Hindu temples and were given rights to teach sacred texts and Sanskrit language in the Pathasalas associated with Hindu temples.  Later some other communities like Theeyatt Unnis, Kurukkals, and Puppallis having similar culture and temple-related jobs were also considered to be Pushpaka Brahmins.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Report of the Commission for Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions, Kerala, 1965 |date=1965 |publisher=Commission for Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions |location=Kerala}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Community welfare==&lt;br /&gt;
Nowadays, Pushpaka Brahmins are reluctant to cling to their traditional professions like &amp;#039;&amp;#039;adhyapanam&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (teaching) in Pathasalas, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;malakettu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (garland making), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;vilakkeduppu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (lamp bearing). Due to low income from these professions. [[Sree Pushpakabrahmana Seva Sangham]] is an organisation working for the welfare of Pushpaka Brahmin castes.{{cn|date=January 2019}}&lt;br /&gt;
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