{{Short description|Group of Brahmins from the Indian state of Kerala}} {{pp-extended|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} thumb|Malayali Brahmin family in Kerala,1902 '''Malayali Brahmins''' ({{indic|lang=ml|indic= മലയാളി ബ്രാഹ്മണർ|trans=malayāḷi brāhmaṇar|showlang=true}}; also known as '''Malayala Brahmanar''') or '''Kerala Brahmins''' are the group of Brahmins from the Indian state of Kerala. The proper Malayali Brahmin castes are the Nambudiri,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Sree Pushpaka Brahmana Seva Sangam|url=http://spssworld.com/about.aspx?pagetype=history|access-date=2020-08-08|website=spssworld.com|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028140833/http://spssworld.com/about.aspx?pagetype=history|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Potti.
Pushpaka Brahmin, Nambeeshan, Nambidi, Chakyar, Nambiar, Ilyathu, etc., are other semi-Brahmin castes, which are part of the Ambalavasi community. They are not directly involved in priestly duties but rather engaged in non-priestly temple activities.<ref name=":0" />
Like ambalavasis, a higher section of Nairs which includes Pillais, Kurup and Menon comes under semi-brahmin class mostly engaged in Kshatriya functions, administrative duties and control over temples, who have similar rights of Ambalavasi community.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Raja |first=P. K. S. |url=http://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.10351 |title=Mediaeval Kerala |date=1953 |language=Latin}}</ref>
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