An Agraharam (Tamil: அக்கிரகாரம் or அக்ரஹாரம், romanized: Akkirakāram resp. Akrahāram or Sanskrit: 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌰, romanized: Agrahāra) was a grant of land and royal income from it, typically by a king or a noble family in ancient Tamilakam and in modern times in southern part of India, for religious purposes, particularly to Brahmins to maintain temples in that land or a pilgrimage site and to sustain their families.
An Agraharam (Tamil: அக்கிரகாரம் or அக்ரஹாரம், romanized: Akkirakāram resp. Akrahāram or Sanskrit: 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌰, romanized: Agrahāra) was a grant of land and royal income from it, typically by a king or a noble family in ancient Tamilakam and in modern times in southern part of India, for religious purposes, particularly to Brahmins to maintain temples in that land or a pilgrimage site and to sustain their families.
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