ஐயங்கார் | |
|---|---|
 A 19th century illustration of an Iyengar man | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana | |
| Languages | |
| Tamil, Sanskrit | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism (Sri Vaishnavism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Iyer, Tamil people[1] |
Iyengars[note 1] (also spelt Ayyangar or Aiyengar, pronounced [ɐjːɐŋɡaːr]) are an ethnoreligious community of Dravidian Language-speaking Hindu Brahmins, whose members follow Sri Vaishnavism and the Visishtadvaita philosophy propounded by Ramanuja. Iyengars are divided into two denominations, the Vadakalai and the Tenkalai and live mostly in the Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala. The community belongs to the Pancha Dravida Brahmana classification of Brahmins in India.[2][3]
- ^ Llc, Books (September 2010). Social Groups of Tamil Nadu: Badagas, Kongu Vellalar, Iyer, Boyar, Iyengar, Paravar, Nagarathar, Rajus, Nadar, Balija, Pallar, Kamma, Thondaimandala Mudaliar, Arya Vysyas, Paraiyar, Saurashtra Language, Maravar, Sengunthar, Vadama, Kapu, Kotas, Toda People (Revised ed.). India: General Books LLC. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-157-56781-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Aiyar, S. Ramanath (1903). A Brief Sketch of Travancore, the Model State of India: The Country, Its People and Its Progress Under the Maharajah. Modern Star Press. p. 114.
- ^ Babu, D. Shyam; Khare, Ravindra S. (2011). Caste in Life: Experiencing Inequalities. Pearson Education India. p. 168. ISBN 978-81-317-5439-9.
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