Vadhima
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A subsect of Brahmins from Kumbakonam ,Tamil Nadu.(Madhyama,Vathima)
These people are from 18 villages namely Sengalipuram, Mudikondan, Semangudi, Palur, Tippirajapuram, Konerirajapuram, Puliyur, Anathandavapuram, Moyayur, Arasavanangadu, Koonthalur, Thethiyur, Vishnupuram, Serukalathur, Marathurai, Manthai.Thousands of them migrated to Chennai and USA.
They are believed to have descended from the Aryan Brahmins who settled from Central India (Madhya Bharat).
