Vallanattu Nagarathar

Thiruvarangulam Arangulanathar Shiva temple, Pudukkottai District

Vallanattu Nagarathar (also known as Vallanattu Chettiar) are a community who have been classified in the state of Tamil Nadu as an Other Backward Class under India's system of positive discrimination.[1] They migrated from Kaveripoompattinam (Poombukar) - an ancient town located on the east coast of Tamil Nadu, India — to the small village of Vallanadu, near to ThiruvaranKulam in Pudukkottai district. This Thiruvarankulam temple has build before 1000 years.

ThiruvaranKulam Temple is the main temple for Vallanattu Chettiar. "Udayathu kaatha" Udayappa chettiar formulated the arrangement in this temple, and that is followed till today by Vallanattu Chettiar.

Vallanattu Chettiar is having 12 village division and this village division are segregate as 3 Cheemai(Sectors) as below:

  1. Mel Mugham (Melacheemai)
  2. Nadu Mugam (Naducheemai)
  3. Keezh Mugam (Keelacheemai)

Publication related to this chettiars are

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Communities Eligible for Reservation as per the existing orders of Government of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Medical Services Recruitment Board. p. 7. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
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