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Chakyar (also spelled Cakyar, Chakkiar, Chakiar, etc.) is a priestly caste coming under the Ambalavasi community of Hindus in the Kerala state of India.[citation needed]

## See also

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* Ammannur Madhava Chakyar
* Ammannur Rajaneesh Chakyar
* Mani Damodara Chakyar
* Mani Madhava Chakyar
* Painkulam Raman Chakyar

## External links

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* Śāstrī, V. Venkatarāma Śarmā (1 January 1926). "Aj amila-Moksa-Prabandha of Narayana Bhatta". Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London. 4 (2): 295–300. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00089217. JSTOR 606843.

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