Maravar
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Maravar may refer to:
- Maravar (meaning "veerar",upper caste), one of the earliest social groups to be mentioned by the Sangam Tamil literature.The maravar are popularly given the title 'Thevar'.They were the rulers of ancient tamilnadu.They ruled the vast land mass of tamilnadu along with Paravar,the coastal rulers.Both these tribes have same origin and they are famous throughout south India for their valour.They were bloodly related akins.The Maravar and Paravar constitute the Kshatriya varna of tamil caste system.
- The Battle of Maravar Pass, an operation during the Soviet war in Afghanistan.