For other people named Iyengar, see Iyengar (disambiguation).
Iyengar
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]
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Iyengars[note 1] (also spelt Ayyangar or Aiyengar, pronounced [ɐjːɐŋɡaːr]) are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil-speaking Hindu Brahmins, whose members follow Sri Vaishnavism and the Visishtadvaita philosophy propounded by Ramanuja. Found mostly in the Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, Iyengars are divided into two denominations, the Vadakalai and the Tenkalai. 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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