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Devanga (also
known as Lin****at
Devanga,
Devanga Shetty,
Devanga Chettiar) is a
Hindu caste from
South India that
traditionally followed the occupation...
- The
Devanga Purana is the kulapuranam, or
mythological history, of the
Devanga community. It
deals with the life of
their legendary founder,
Devala Maharshi...
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Arjuna in
Bhagavad Gita (10.13).
According to the
Devanga Purana, Sage
Devala is the
progenitor of the
Devanga community. The
person called "Agni Manu" was...
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communities of
Indian subcontinent include the Salvi, Panika, Ansari,
Devanga,
Padmasali (caste),
Koshta and the
Kashmiri Kani weavers.
Known under many...
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Devanga Arts College, is a
general degree college located in Aruppukottai,
Virudhunagar district,
Tamil Nadu. The
college is
affiliated with
Madurai Kamaraj...
- is also
called as "Renuga devi"
considered to be the
Kuladevata of the
Devanga people. This
goddess is
worshipped in
three forms: Shakti, Chamunda, and...
- (or its
variants Jada,
Jandra etc.). However, the
present day
names like
Devanga and Padmasali. The
original names simply meant weaver (spider).
While Saliga...
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Puranas such as
Kulapurana and
Markandeya Purana. The
Padmasalis and the
Devangas, who are
another caste of weavers, were
originally a
single caste in ancient...
- others. They are
distinct from
other weaving castes like
Padmasali and
Devanga. Swarnalatha, P. (2005). The
World of the
Weaver in
Northern Coromandel...
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landlords and also
involved in
trading and merchanting,
while others, like the
Devanga Chettiars,
excelled in
weaving fine textiles. The
Kandangi sari, a traditional...
