Vellalar

For other uses, see Vellalar (disambiguation).

Vellalar
ReligionsHinduism, Jainism,[1] Christianity[2]
LanguagesTamil
Subdivisions
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Related groupsTamil people

Vellalar is a group of castes in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and northeastern parts of Sri Lanka.[a][b][c] The Vellalar are members of several endogamous[d][e] castes such as the numerically strong Arunattu Vellalar, Chozhia Vellalar, Karkarthar Vellalar, Kongu Vellalar, Thuluva Vellalar and Sri Lankan Vellalar.[9][10]

  1. ^ R. Umamaheshwari (2018). Reading History with the Tamil Jainas. A Study on Identity, Memory and Marginalisation. Volume 22 of Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures. Springer. p. 250.
  2. ^ Rowena Robinson (2003). Christians of India. SAGE Publications. p. 81.
  3. ^ "Vellala | Encyclopedia.com". encyclopedia.com.
  4. ^ Orr, L.C. (2000). Donors, Devotees, and Daughters of God: Temple Women in Medieval Tamilnadu. South Asia Research. Oxford University Press. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-19-535672-4. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ^ Peterson, I.V. (2014). Poems to Siva: The Hymns of the Tamil Saints. Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Princeton University Press. p. 355. ISBN 978-1-4008-6006-7. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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  7. ^ André Béteille (2012). Caste, Class and Power: Changing Patterns of Stratification in a Tanjore Village. Oxford University Press. p. 86.
  8. ^ D. Tyagi; K. K. Bhattacharya; S. S. Datta Chaudhuri; D. Xaviour, eds. (2012). Nutritional Status of Indian Population: Southern region. Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Department of Culture, Government of India. p. 243.
  9. ^ Derges, Jane (2013). Ritual and Recovery in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka. Routledge. p. 77. ISBN 978-1136214882.
  10. ^ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2017). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 390. ISBN 978-1-53810-686-0.


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