Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Kāro Panikkar

by Edgar Thurston

Kāro Panikkar.___ A class of temple servants in Malabar. "The Kāro Panikkar is said to be descended from the union of Vēttakorumagan (the God of hunting) and a Kiriyattil Nāyar woman. His occupation is to act as Vellichapād or oracle in temples dedicated to his divine ancestor." *^[1]

1. * Gazetteer of the Malabar district.