User talk:Gurukkal
kaniyan this is a cast comes under hindu religion in kerala. they are famous in there own way in astrology.they also called asan or gurukkal because they build and teaches in pallikkoodams (school).they also called kalari panickar, panickar because they were the masters of kalarippayat.more over they are good physicians too....because of there respectable contributions in these fields they have got fourth place in temple...population in this community is very less ....k.g.muraleedhara gurukkal s/o govindan ganakan is such living person in this cast. other names of this cast are kaniyan, kanisan, ganakan, kalarippanickar, panickar. contribution of this cast in art is kolam thullal