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== Traditions ==
== Traditions ==
Pulayars are noted for their music, craftsmanship, and for certain dances which include ''Kōlam-thullal'', a mask dance which is part of their exorcism rituals, as well as the [[Mudi-āttam]] or hair-dance which has its origins in a fertility ritual.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ignca.nic.in/ps_01021.htm|title=PRIMAL ELEMENTS:THE ORAL TRADITION}}</ref><ref>
Cheramar’s are noted for their music, craftsmanship, and for their generosity
{{cite journal|title=Early Evidence for Caste in South India, p. 467-492 in Dimensions of Social Life: Essays in honor of David G. Mandelbaum, Edited by Paul Hockings and Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, New York, Amsterdam, 1987}}</ref><ref>http://www.soas.ac.uk/research/publications/journals/ijjs/file46109.pdf</ref>


== Demography ==
== Demography ==
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== Notable people ==
== Notable people ==
* Uthian Cheral Athan
* [[Ayyankali]] (1863 - 1941), social reformer
* [[Ayyankali]] (1863 - 1941), social reformer
* [[K. P. Vallon]] (1894 - 1940), social reformer
* [[K. P. Vallon]] (1894 - 1940), social reformer
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Caste system in Kerala]]
* Chola Empire
 
* Pandian Empire
Arts of Pulayar caste:
* Ayy Kingdom
* [[Chimmanakali]]
* [[Mangalamkali]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 21:30, 28 January 2023


The Cheramar, (also Cheraman and Pulayar) is a caste forming one of the main social groups in modern-day Kerala and Karnataka as well as in historical Tamil Nadu or Tamilakam.

Traditions

Cheramar’s are noted for their music, craftsmanship, and for their generosity

Demography

According to the 2011 Census, the Cheraman population in Kerala was 1,338,008.[1]

Notable people

See also

  • Chola Empire
  • Pandian Empire
  • Ayy Kingdom

References

  1. "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2019.