South India and Caste Movements

  • SNDP- Shri Narayan Dharma Paripalan and Aravippuram Movement
  • Vokkaliga Sangha
  • Justice Movement
  • Self-respect Movement
  • Temple Entry Movement
  • Satya Shodhak Samaj
  • Vokkali Sangha

a. SNDP and Aravippuram Movement

  • Aravipuram Movement was launched by Sri Narayana Guru on Shivaratri day of 1888. On that day, Sri Narayana Guru defied the religious restrictions traditionally placed on the Ezhava community, and consecrated an idol of Shiva at Aravipuram.
  • Sri Narayana Guru, born in a low-caste Ezhava family, had studied Sanskrit, Malayalam, Tamil and astrology.
  • The Aravipuram Pratistha was a historic event, because a member of a lower caste, forbidden from entering the temple, had himself consecrated the Shiva image in ....
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