Desikar

Desikar
ClassificationScholars, Landlords, Thambiran, Tamil scholars, saiva siddantha, Tamil literature
ReligionsSaiva Siddhantam, Hinduism
LanguagesTamil
RegionTamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Burma
Related groupsAbisheka

Desikar (தேசிகர்) or Desigar or Pandaram is a Tamil-speaking community from the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. They are particularly priests and land owners in the upper caste stream.