Satani (caste)

Satani
Regions with significant populations
South India
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Religion
Hinduism

Satani is a community that renders temple services in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana in India. Traditionally, they have rendered a variety of services as supervisors and purohits of minor temples, guardians of temple properties, heralds, singers and torch-bearers at festivals, bodyguards of Jiyars, and providers of umbrellas, flower garlands, and namam clay.[1] They have claimed Brahmin status, although this has been contested by Brahmins as they do not wear the sacred thread[2][3][4] and they do not study or chant/recite Sanskrit Vedas or Gayatri Mantra, but they study and recite only Naalayira Divya Prabandham written by Alvars.[5] They are currently included in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) list by the central and state governments.[6][7]

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