Well written and very informative. I have worked with both Iyers and Iyengars and found them very professional, hard working and knowledgeable. Narrow your circle and you are doomed for extinction. Tamil Hindus have to think about a Single identity united with the entire Universal Hindu brotherhood. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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By Nagesh Alai. August 15, The face-off between the two South Indian Brahmin communities is quite lored and loved over decades, writes Nagesh Alai The other day at dinner, an Iyengar friend of mine asked me if I have tasted the award winning German beer, Ayinger. How you say? Nagesh Alai Nagesh Alai is a management consultant, an independent director on company boards, and cofounder of a B2B enterprise tech startup.
Elder care and education are causes close to his heart. Related Articles. Reviews Entertainment Review: Special Ops 1. Well written Nagesh. I enjoyed it your humour in the article. As a Tambrahm it hits home! Excellent story!
They have contributed much for our country. I salute them. Beautiful exposture of culture and customs in Iyyer and Iyyangar families. The difference vaishnavites and Smartha iye is strongly manifested in Tamil Nadu only. Iyers are also Vaishnavaite and Iyengars are specially known as Sri Vaishnavaites. The differences between these two brahmin communities strengthened atheists in Tamil Nadu. Very interesting. Explanation of differences with out prejudices. You forgot Su. Jayalaithaa, former CM and movie artist.
She was a true Iyyengar girl. Someone may clarify. A few factual errors. Kamalahasan and Madhavan are Iyengars. Learnt a lot of subject which has confused all my life!!!! I think you were high on some drink to have seen the red mark as blue. Excellent intresting combination of of Shiva and maha Vishnu Pranaam bhudeva. One god call shiva or vishnoo or else realise not fight.
Nicely written with shades of humor. Comment: Please enter your comment! Stay Connected. Latest Articles. Sricharanam reminds a Srivaishnavite to always think the feet of God and spend their life in devotion.
There are again two dominant groups within Srivaishnavism - the northern sect [vadakalai] following Vedanta Desika as one of the key guiding paths, while the southern sect [thenkalai] following Manavala Mamunigal as a guiding spirit.
Key differences between Smarta and Srivaishnavas: Holy text vs. While Smartas respect their teachers too, the Srivaishnavites are unrivaled in their devotion to the teachers [acharya].
For the latter, the acharyas often rank even higher than gods. This interestingly also divides the Sunnis [followers of the scriptures] from the Shias who put more devotion to their Imamah [teachers]. Holy temples: Smartas celebrate the temples [Paadal Petra Sthalam] that have been glorified their gurus termed nayanmars. Srivaishnavites celebrate the temples [Divya Desam] that have been glorified by their acharyas.
There are intersections of both in Kanchi and Chidambaram. The devotion of the latter towards their holy temples is unrivaled by the former. Srivaishnavas differ in their 5 Sukthas taking Purusha, Sri, Narayana, Bhu, Nila as the five key chapters from Vedas for their everyday recitation. Language: Smarthas include more of Sanskrit in their speech and prayers.
Srivaisnavites, especially the thenkalai group include much more of pure Tamil in theirs. Mission: Smarthas all come under the Sankara mutt and most often the one in Kanchi. This is equivalent of their Church with Sankaracharya having the status of the Pope. Besides these, there are noticeable differences in diets, festivals, and traditions involving weddings and other events. As a final note, many people think Hinduism to be a non-religion because there are no prophets, scriptures or central organization.
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Viewed 5k times. Wikipedia article on Iyer has a passage without citations which says: The title 'Iyer' was used as a designation for all Tamil Smartha Brahmins during the medieval period, during which they were organised into single community. Improve this question. Say No To Censorship Bharat Bharat 6, 2 2 gold badges 29 29 silver badges 58 58 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. This answers my question.
When you say they worshiped five gods, who are those 5 gods? But in practical terms they mostly just worship Shiva, which is why Iyers are usually called Shaivites. Iyengar is the term meaning having five angas which was in the tradition existed even before these notable persons.
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