Kattalaittampiran, Kaṭṭaḷaittampirāṉ, Kattalai-tampiran: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṭṭaḷaittampirāṉ (கட்டளைத்தம்பிரான்) [kaṭṭaḷai-tampirāṉ] noun < idem. +. Ascetic appointed by the chief of a Śaiva mutt to supervise and administer the temples belonging to the mutt, his main duties being to receive the rents, etc., due to the temples, to make necessary disbursements, and to see that the services are properly conducted; சைவமடத்தைச்சார்ந்த கோயில்களை மேற் பார்க்க மடாதிபதியால் நியமிக்கப்பட்ட சைவத்துறவி. [saivamadathaicharntha koyilkalai mer parkka madathipathiyal niyamikkappatta saivathuravi.]

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