Kurukkal are a group of
AmbalavasiAmbalavasi is a generic name for a collection of castes among Hindus in Kerala who render temple services.-Etymology:The term Ambalavasi is derived from two Malayalam words, being Ambalam and Vasi...
s in
Keralaor Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
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History
Kurukkals were the people who prepared milk and milk proucts for temples. They mainly belonged to the temples in old southern Travancore temples like Sri Padmanabhaswami Temple, Thiruvattar temple etc. They have relation with the Gurukkal in North Kerala. They were the priests of Vellalakkovils in Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram. There are Tamil-speaking Kurukkal and Malayalam-speaking Kurukkal. All of these may have migrated from Tamil Nadu. The earlier migrants may have become Malayalam-speaking Kurukkal.
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