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An Agraharam or Agrahara was a grant of land and royal income from it, typically by a king or a noble family in India, for religious purposes, particularly to Brahmins to maintain temples in that land or a pilgrimage site and to sustain their families. Agraharams were also known as Chaturvedimangalams in ancient times. They were also known as ghatoka, and boya. Agraharams were built and maintained by dynasties such as the Cholas and Pallavas.

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  • An Agraharam or Agrahara was a grant of land and royal income from it, typically by a king or a noble family in India, for religious purposes, particularly to Brahmins to maintain temples in that land or a pilgrimage site and to sustain their families. Agraharams were also known as Chaturvedimangalams in ancient times. They were also known as ghatoka, and boya. Agraharams were built and maintained by dynasties such as the Cholas and Pallavas. (en)
  • Agraharam oder Agrahara (Sanskrit: अग्रहार agrahāra m.; Tamil: அக்கிறஹாரம்; Telugu: అగ్రహారం; Kannada: ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ) bezeichnet in Südindien ein Stück Land, welches ein Brahmane im indischen Mittelalter vom König zum Lebensunterhalt zugewiesen oder geschenkt bekam. Es befand sich zumeist in der Nachbarschaft eines Tempels und anderer Grundstücke derselben Art, so dass mit dem Begriff auch ein Brahmanendorf oder ein Brahmanenviertel bzw. eine Brahmanenstraße innerhalb einer kleinen Stadt gemeint sein kann. Der Bestandteil Agrahara findet sich in etlichen Dorfnamen in den Bundesstaaten Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu und Andhra Pradesh. (de)
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