Kammalan

The Kammalan are a caste of Southern India, associated with the crafting of religious items from wood and metal. Their name is derived from the phrase "one who gives the eyes", referring to their providing the eyes for statues of deities.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bernadette Longo (May 2000). Spurious coin: a history of science, management, and technical writing. SUNY Press. pp. 160–. ISBN 9780791445563. http://books.google.com/books?id=eMjTOVfz_fAC&pg=PA160. Retrieved 24 May 2011.