Arunattu Vellalar
The Arunattu Vellalar (Tamil: ஆறுநாட்டு வெள்ளாளர்) or Arunadu Vellalar (Tamil: ஆறுநாடு வெள்ளாளர்) is a subcaste of the Vellalar caste from India. The Vellaalas originally belonging to six 'naadus' (equivalent to taluqs of today) near Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu bonded themselves into a sub-caste named as Arunattu Vellalar. For reasons unknown they migrated to the Tiruchirapalli district over time. Their defining characteristic is that it is absolutely mandatory that the men should not marry the daughter of one's own sibling-sister. An equally defining practice of this sub-csste is the entire mangalasuthra is mandated to be in gold wrought into the shape of a string; until recently the mangalasutra was a circle of gold rod to which the 'thaali' coins were attached at the front. Until a few years ago, widows of any age were allowed only to wear pure white sarees. A large proportion of these vellalars live in and around Thuraiyur town and surrounding villages, of Tiruchirapalli district. They are also concentrated in villages around Musiri town. Apart from these, they live in many villages near Manachanallur . They also live in Natham Kovilpatti in Dindigul District. Many of them have migrated to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Canada and USA:
Arunattu Vellalar - Kothra / Gothra / Gowthram
Kothra/Gothra/Gowtharam traces to one's origin in the family tree and determines the inter-gowtharm relationship. It is also used to determine marriage ability between two members of Arunattu Vellalar. The different Gowthrams, Prime God of Worship (Kula Theivam in Tamil) for the families of that gowthram, the location (Town/Village) of the Temple (Kula Theiva Koil in Tamil) [1] are:
| No. | Gowthram | God of Worship | Location of temple of God of worship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alattutaiyan | Arulmigu Mangayee Amman | Alattutaiyanpatti |
| 2 | Ethumalaiudayan | Arulmigu Neelavanathi Amman | Edhumalai |
| 3 | Kaarudaiyan | Arulmigu Sellaye Amman | Karukudi |
| 4 | Kalappalan | Arulmigu Aadaykalam Katha Amman | Oomanthur |
| 5 | Kalathudayan | Arulmigu Ellai Amman | Samayaburam |
| 6 | Konnakudaiyan | Arulmigu Anagalaparameswari | Serukudi |
| 7 | Koonudaiyan | Arulmigu Periyandavar Kovil Muthaiyan | Vadakkuthathamangalam |
| 8 | Koothudaiyan | Arulmigu Sellaye Amman | Pungaisanganthi |
| 9 | Kunakathudaiyan | Arulmigu Papathi Amman | Sathanur/Abinimangalam |
| 10 | Kuruvaludaiyan | Arulmigu Karrupu | Oomanthur |
| 11 | Kuthudaiyan | Arulmigu Sellandi Amman | Sirukanur |
| 12 | Marudhudaiyan | Arulmigu Thatichi Amman | Sathanur |
| 13 | Mathudaiyan | Arulmigu Venkatachalapathy | Thirupathi |
| 14 | Mirathudaiyan | Arulmigu Periyakovil Deivangal | Komanthur |
| 15 | Murugathudaiyan | Arulmigu Sellayee Amman | Surampatti |
| 16 | Muraikara Sathudaiyan | Aruilmigu Thayumanavar Samy | Malaikottai |
| 17 | Nalludaiyan | Arulmigu Papathi Amman | Nallur |
| 18 | Nathamudaiyan | Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman | Reddiyapatti |
| 19 | Nimaludaiyan | Arulmigu Aalai Muthaiyan | Illupayur |
| 20 | Panaiyadiyan | Arulmigu Ayyanar | Sirukudi |
| 21 | Pavaludaiyan | Arulmigu Ayyanar | Serukudi |
| 22 | Pundiludaiyan | Arulmigu Elayee Amman | Surampatti |
| 23 | Samayamanthiri | Arulmigu Aravayi Amman | Mangalam |
| 24 | Sannamangalathudaiyan | Arulmigu Puthu Karrupannaswamy | Sannamangalam |
| 25 | Sathudaiyan | Arulmigu Srirangam Aranganathar | Srirangam |
| 26 | Siruthalandudaiyan | Arulmigu Aeramveeli Amman | Kariyamanickam |
| 27 | Thetumangalathudaiyan | Arulmigu Vellankarrupu | Kannangudi |
| 28 | Thevangudaitan | Arulmigu Pachai Amman | Sathanur |
| 29 | Thirusanggudaiyan | Arulmigu Venkatachalapathi | Siiyampalayam |
| 30 | Valavuthirainallathambi | Arulmigu Karrupanaswamy | Palaiyur |
| 31 | Velanchakravarthi | Arulmigu Arapalisvara | Kollimalai |
| 32 | Vennavaludaiyan | Arulmigu Irrani Amman | Thiruvannaikaval |
| 33 | Vilvarayan | Arulmigu Venkatachalapathy | Thirupathi |
| 34 | Vazhamudaiyan | Arulmigu Adaikalam Katha Amman | Oomanthur |
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The major occupation of the caste used to be agriculture and most of them now concentrate on business and trading.[2]
References
- ↑ http://chennaiavs.com/Kothiram.aspx#
- ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh; R. Thirumalai (1997). People of India: Tamil Nadu 3. Affiliated East-West Press for Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1624. ISBN 978-81-85938-88-2.