< Castes and Tribes of Southern India

​Kāro Panikkar.___ A class of temple servants in Malabar. "The Kāro Panikkar is said to be descended from the union of Vēttakorumagan (the God of hunting) and a Kiriyattil Nāyar woman. His occupation is to act as Vellichapād or oracle in temples dedicated to his divine ancestor." *[1]

  1. ↑ * Gazetteer of the Malabar district.
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