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'''Devendrakula Velalar''' is a modern umbrella term for seven agricultural communities native to the [[Pandya Nadu|southern]], [[Chola Nadu|central]] and [[Kongu Nadu|western districts]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India. These communities are the Devendra Kulathar, Kudumbar, Kadaiyar, Kaladi, Pallar, Pannadi and Vathiriyar. |
'''Devendrakula Velalar''' is a modern umbrella term for seven agricultural communities native to the [[Pandya Nadu|southern]], [[Chola Nadu|central]] and [[Kongu Nadu|western districts]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India. These communities are the Devendra Kulathar, Kudumbar, Kadaiyar(except costal region), Kaladi, Pallar, Pannadi and Vathiriyar. <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lok-sabha-okays-putting-seven-castes-under-devendrakula-vellalars/article34109785.ece |
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| newspaper=The Hindu| title=President gives assent to Devendrakula Velalar Act| date= 14 April 2021 | first= | last=| access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref> |
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==Temple festivals== |
==Temple festivals== |
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Devendrakula Velalar is a modern umbrella term for seven agricultural communities native to the southern, central and western districts of Tamil Nadu, India. These communities are the Devendra Kulathar, Kudumbar, Kadaiyar(except costal region), Kaladi, Pallar, Pannadi and Vathiriyar. [1] [2]
Temple festivals
The Devendrakula Velalar community traditionally celebrate and initiate the temple car festivals at numerous locations, including the Perur Pateeswarar Temple,[3][dead link] the Koniamman Temple,[4][dead link] the Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam[5] and the festival at Thenthiruperai.[6][need quotation to verify]
Occupation
Their traditional occupation is that of cultivation, although by the 1990s large minority of them were employed in government or private services.[7][need quotation to verify]
References
- ^ "Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Velalars in Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "President gives assent to Devendrakula Velalar Act". The Hindu. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Seedling Planting Festival at Perur Pateeswarar Temple in Coimbatore". Maalai Malar. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Koniamman car festival". Thamizhe. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Grandeur marks float fest in Madurai". Times Of India. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Thenthiruperai car festival-2022". Maalaimalar. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Wyatt 2012, p. 141.
Sources
- Venkatasubramanian, T. K. (1986). Political change and agrarian tradition in South India (c. 1600-1801): a case study. Delhi, India: Mittal Publications.
- Wyatt, Andrew (2012). "The PT and caste politics in southern Tamil Nadu". Party system change in South India: political entrepreneurs, patterns & processes. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-53315-7. OCLC 773428836.