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Vannar is a
Tamil caste found primarily in the
Indian state of
Tamil Nadu and
northeastern parts of Sri Lanka. The
community has
traditionally been involved...
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Thurumbar (also
known as
Thurumba Vannar and
Puthirai Vannar) is a
Tamil caste found in
northeastern part of Sri
Lanka and the
Indian state of
Tamil Nadu...
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Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, India. They
comprise the
Vannar,
Madivala and
Agasa social groups that
share a
common myth of
origin and...
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Marathi among themselves, and
Hindi with outsiders.[need
quotation to verify]
Vannar belongs to the
Valangai ("Right-hand
caste faction"). Some of The Valangai...
- Vanniyar, Vellalas, Idayars, Kurumbars, Thevars, oilmongers, Brahmins,
Vannar, and Dalits.
Along with the
twelve Vaishnava Alvars, they are
regarded as...
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Srikakulam and
Visakhapatnam Districts)
Pondara Poosala Rajaka, Chakali,
Vannar Rangarez or
Bhavasara Kshatriya Sadhuchetty Sarollu Satani (Chattada Srivaishnava...
- the 17
prisoners who
settled in Batticaloa,Worshiped as the
deity of the
Vannars R.Nagaraj, ed. (1983).
Madurai District Historical Seminar. Historical...
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Legend has it that
Bannari was once a historian. A
husband and wife from the
Vannar community went to wash
clothes at the
river next to a
large hill. The woman...
- King
Periyathambiran who
ruled the city of Valavai,that he was born in the
Vannar clan and
conquered the
Pandyas and
conquered 6000
warriors in his army and...
- the
respective Sinhalese Ambattaya and Hinnava, and
Tamil Ambattar and
Vannar.
Political power and
wealth have
largely replaced caste as the main factor...
