Do iyengars eat nonveg (chicken)?

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Answer 1

Short answer: No. Read on....

Iyers are generally orthodox Hindus who adhere steadfastly to their customs and traditions. However, of recent, they have started leaving their traditional priestly duties for more secular vocations, causing contemporary Iyers to be more flexible than their parents and grandparents. They followed the Manusmriti (Hindu Code of Laws or The Institutes of Manu) and the Grihya Sutras of Apastamba and Baudhayana. The society is patriarchal but not feudal.[78]

Iyers observed many rules in the past when they used to live and marry only within their community; many continue to adhere to their roots. Their dietary habits can be considered to be strict, consuming only vegetarian food which excludes fish and fowl, eggs and egg products. Some abjure onion and garlic on the grounds that they activate certain base senses. Milk and milk products, preferably from the cow, were approved.[79] They were mandated to avoid the consumption of intoxicants, including alcohol and tobacco[80][79].



An Iyer man dressed in traditional clothes for a Hindu ritualIyers follow elaborate purification rituals, both of self and the house. The women of the household cook food only after a bath.