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The term "garu", as Sri Ramanujam and Smt. Jayasree have said, is a term 
of respect akin to "avar" in Tamil.  However, while Ayyagaru is used to 
refer to Brahmins in general, Iyengar is not at all used by SriVaishnava 
families in Andhra Pradesh.  In fact, the term Iyengar is used to refer 
only to Tamil speaking SriVaishnavas.  Vaishnavas in Andhra generally 
refer to themselves and are referred to by others with the term 
Acharyagaru, or in more colloquial term simply as Charigaru.  The only 
unique variation on this is the term "Jeeyengar", which is used by 
traditional families to address Jeeyars.

Be that as it may, however, I think it is important to note that 
historical references do not limit the use of the term Iyengar just to 
Brahmin SriVaishnavas alone.  Indeed, there was one Kandadai Ramanuja 
Iyengar of non-brahmin origin who was instrumental in convincing the 
Vijaynagaram kings to renovate and support Thirumala.  He took the name 
of Kandadai from his acharyan, but Iyengar was a title that I personally 
feel could only have been conferred upon him because of his dedication 
to Sri Vaishnavam.

adiyen Ramanuja dasan
Mohan







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