Chandala

This article is about the outcaste group in Hinduism. For the modern-day community in Bengal formerly known as Chandals, see Namasudra. For other uses, see Chandal (disambiguation).

Chandala (Sanskrit: चण्डाल) is a Sanskrit word for someone who deals with the disposal of corpses, and is a Hindu lower caste, traditionally considered to be untouchable.

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