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'''Maaraar''' or '''Marar''' is the name given to the temple musicians (hereditary profession) of [[Travancore]], [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin]] and [[Malabar District|Malabar]] region in the state of [[Kerala]], whose primary duty was to provide the traditional temple ''[[Sopanam]]'' music. They live in the vicinity of temples; and are related with the temple and temple customs.<br />
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Known for their playing of drums and idakka in temples,<ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lfdvTbfilYAC&pg=PA310|title=Matrilineal Kinship|editor-last=Schneider|editor-first=David Murray|editor-link=David M. Schneider|first=Kathleen |last=Gough |chapter=Nayaer: Central Kerala |authorlink=Kathleen Gough |year=1961|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-52002-529-5|page=310}}</ref> Marars belong to [[Ambalavasi|Ambalavasi caste]]. They were also called as ambalavasi brahmins by some anthropologists. <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yQM4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA40|title=The Nayars Today|last=Fuller|first=C. J.|year=1976|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-52129-091-3 |pages=34. 40}}</ref> Marar ladies are called Marasyar. ''Sopanadwani'' is the monthly publication of ''Akhila Kerala Marar Kshema Sabha''.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Ambalavasi]]<br />
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