Thantri
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Thantri or Tantri is the Vedic head priest of Hindu
temples in Kerala
and a very few temples of coastal Karnataka
in southern India.
Thantris Shrauta are Namboothiri Brahmin
s who have studied the ancient tantras, and Poorva Mimamsa
-- (the earliest part of the Vedas), unlike other Brahmins in India who are Smarta and follow Vedanta
(latter parts of the Vedas).
Thantris or Tantry have the sole right to conduct certain core rituals in temples of Kerala
and Tulunadu.
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
temples in Kerala
Kerala
or 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....
and a very few temples of coastal Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
in southern India.
Thantris Shrauta are Namboothiri Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
s who have studied the ancient tantras, and Poorva Mimamsa
Mimamsa
' , a Sanskrit word meaning "investigation" , is the name of an astika school of Hindu philosophy whose primary enquiry is into the nature of dharma based on close hermeneutics of the Vedas...
-- (the earliest part of the Vedas), unlike other Brahmins in India who are Smarta and follow Vedanta
Vedanta
Vedānta was originally a word used in Hindu philosophy as a synonym for that part of the Veda texts known also as the Upanishads. The name is a morphophonological form of Veda-anta = "Veda-end" = "the appendix to the Vedic hymns." It is also speculated that "Vedānta" means "the purpose or goal...
(latter parts of the Vedas).
Thantris or Tantry have the sole right to conduct certain core rituals in temples of Kerala
Kerala
or 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....
and Tulunadu.