Sevayat (pl. sevāyatas; Sanskrit: सेवायत, romanized: sevāyat; Odia: ସେବାୟତ, romanized: sebāyata, lit. 'One who performs service') is a term for a group of hereditary temple servants who work at the Jagannath Temple in Puri and do ritual, administrative, and service work in a structured caste system. The Sevayat community is made up of many different caste groups, such as Brahmins, non-Brahmin service castes, and tribal groups like the Daitas.
Sevayat (pl. sevāyatas; Sanskrit: सेवायत, romanized: sevāyat; Odia: ସେବାୟତ, romanized: sebāyata, lit. 'One who performs service') is a term for a group of hereditary temple servants who work at the Jagannath Temple in Puri and do ritual, administrative, and service work in a structured caste system. The Sevayat community is made up of many different caste groups, such as Brahmins, non-Brahmin service castes, and tribal groups like the Daitas.
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