Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Write up on several aspects of Brahmins , their problems and rituals

 

My dear  friends

  You all know that though Translating Krithis and stotras is my hobby , I used to write on various  aspects of Brahmins including sub groups  , rituals and guides and so on

I have compiled  all of them in a pdf book which  consists of

Write up on several aspects of Brahmins , their problems  and rituals?  1

I am a Brahmin  2

Brahmins  and orthodox religion  5

The Tamil  Brahmins-??  6

Who is A brahmin   and how should he live?- 8

Classification of Brahmins of Tamil Nadu  11

The  groups  and sub groups   among iyers  14

Vadama Brahmins  15

Brahatcharanam  group  of  Iyers  21

Ashta Sahasram Brahmins  25

Sholiyar or Chozhiya Brahmins  28

Vathima  sub sect  of Brahmins  30

Palakkad  Brahmins  or Kerala Iyers  32

Kerala  Iyer  Sub Groups - by migration  33

Followers  of Shukla  Yajurveda   Founded  by  sage Yajnavalkya  36

Sankethi Brahmins  of Karnataka  39

Dravida  Brahmins   of telugu state  40

Kolar iyers or Ashtagrama iyers  41

Miscellaneous  Articles  On iyers  43

Tips for a Iyer Home  43

Ariya Dharmopadeshangal 45

The rules of good behaviour for Tamil Smartha Brahmins  72

Iyer Marriages (Rites and Rituals) 96

Period of Theettu/Pelai/Taint if death occurs in family  139

Rituals of  Brahmins  141

Tri Vedi Sandhya Vandanam Procedure  141

Achamanam- procedure of purification  167

Abhivadaye  175

Sradha Rituals  178

Sradha Vidhi 183

Sradha Niyamam compiled by Sri Gopala Krishnan  197

Hiranya Sradham   208

Tharpana manthras-iyers  209

Tharpana Manthras for Iyengars  233

Bodhayana Darsa Tharpanam   254

What is Avani avittam or Avaniyavattam/Upakarma/Uthsarjana  266

Tharpana   during Bheeshmashtami 268

The  rules of Ritual of Ratha Sapthami 270

Mahalaya  paksha  Tharpana   Manthras  272

What  to do if   we  are not able  to do Sradha ?  281

Brahma Yagnam  For Yajur Vedis  282

Brahma Yajna for Rig Vedis  286

.Brahma Yagnam. For  Sama Vedis  294

Yajur Vedi Upakarma (Avani avittam) with meaning  297

Number  of  more than 400 Brahmin  gothras along with pravara  Rishis  316

A survey of Gothras   among iyers  327

Problems  of matrimony  among  Tamil iyers  328

Matri capped Iyer Grooms  328

Seeing nakshatra porutham of girl  and boy  336

Matching  horoscopes  for Matrimony  341

Some   Random   thoughts   on Sagothra  marriages  342

Matching Of Horoscopes for matrimony  343

Evolution of marriages in Brahmin families in the past 100 years  344

Brahmin  marriage market   once  upon a time   and now   347

Age difference   between husband   and wife  348

Pen parkkal, Pennu kanal , then and now   350

Disqualifications  of a  Tamil  Brahmin groom   352

Mahaperiyvaa on Iyer  marriages  353

Some titbits  about  Brahmins  and  Brahmin life  357

Tips to Pilgrimage to Prayag-Varanasi and Gaya  357

Rules of life of our bare footed ancestors  367

Kuladeivam among Tamil  Brahmins  368

Agraharam-Quo vadis ?  370

Quo Vadis , Brahmin Priests and Their Dakshinai?  373

Great   Kerala iyers  375

Iyer women of Kerala  384

The  Smarthas   with  Vaishnavite  marks   among  Kerala iyers  386

Kerala  Iyers From Logan’s  Malabar  Manual(1877) 387

The  Azhvar priests   of Kerala  388

Thamboolam   389

 Read  all this by clicking

https://1drv.ms/b/c/E8886CAB9A7FF678/IQBGTlzPv4lhTZ2kvqTBR0ISAeznXgseQfO2Mhll3vcGXuQ?e=BbS20s

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