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Pidarar (also written as Pitarar) is a caste of northern Kerala, India. Traditionally they perform the duty as priests in Kali temples, which involves animal.sacrifice.^[1] They belong to the Vishwamitra gotra, and follow Kaula sampradaya.

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^ Srinivas, M. N. (1980). India: Social Structure. Hindustan Publishing Corporation (India), Delhi. p. 17.

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