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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Chalavādi&#039;&#039;&#039; (Chalawadi, Chalwadi, Chelvadi, Chelavadi&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Madiga-Chaluvadi-communities-seek-internal-reservation/article14717514.ece|title=Madiga, Chaluvadi communities seek internal reservation|date=2007-02-08|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-25|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) is a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;caste in &lt;/del&gt;[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Scheduled Caste of India&lt;/del&gt;]], mainly belonging to [[Karnataka]], &quot;who are generally called formerly as [[Adi Dravida&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]], [[Adi Karnataka&lt;/del&gt;]] (Balagai), Channaiah or Channayya&quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9B1OAQAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=Chalavadi|title=The Scheduled Castes|last=Singh|first=Kumar Suresh|date=1995|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780195637427|volume=10|page=297|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;(Bidar, Belgaum, Bijapur and Dharwad districts&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&amp;gt;), Toti, Byagara,{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} Whalliaru or Whallias,{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} Holia&#039;s or [[Mahar&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|Mha&#039;rs&lt;/del&gt;]] [[Belgaum division|(Belgaum side)]] ([[Synonym|Synonym&#039;s]]: [[Holar caste|Holar]]&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&amp;gt;) is the servant of the right-hand, or eighteen-caste section of the community, and the custodian of its symbol, namely, the bell and the ladle (Gandadabatlu). These are made of [[brass]] and are connected together by a chain of the same metal, and sometimes they are placed before [[Pattadakal|Sangameshwara]] gaddige and [[Puja (Hinduism)|Pūjā]] made to them. The members use, among themselves, the term [[Valangai|Balagai]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1XzaAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=balagai|title=Deprived Castes in India: A Profile of Karnataka|last=Rao|first=Nandalike Jagannath Usha|date=1981|publisher=Chugh Publications|page=335|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;auto&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Discontent-in-lsquoleftrsquo-group-of-SCs-may-cost-BJP-dear/article16631517.ece|title=Discontent in &#039;left&#039; group of SCs may cost BJP dear|date=2009-03-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as they are &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;classed &lt;/del&gt;among the eighteen castes that form the right-hand section of the community in [[Dravidian people|Dravida]] countries. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Chalavadi&#039;s &lt;/del&gt;are well dressed and stands with a blanket under his arm. He carries a brass image of [[Shiva]] seated on a [[bull]]. The image is overshadowed &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;with &lt;/del&gt;the hood of a snake and is fixed to the upper end of a brass spoon. A brass bell hangs from the handle of the spoon to the Chelvadi’s knee in front. From time to time, the Chelvadi sings hymns in honour of [[Shiva]] and rings the bell.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Chalavādi&#039;&#039;&#039; (Chalawadi, Chalwadi, Chelvadi, Chelavadi&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Madiga-Chaluvadi-communities-seek-internal-reservation/article14717514.ece|title=Madiga, Chaluvadi communities seek internal reservation|date=2007-02-08|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-25|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) is a [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Dravidian peoples&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Dravida&lt;/ins&gt;]] &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;community&lt;/ins&gt;, mainly belonging to [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Maharashtra|&lt;/ins&gt;Karnataka]], &quot;who are generally called formerly as [[Adi Dravida]] (Balagai), Channaiah or Channayya&quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9B1OAQAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=Chalavadi|title=The Scheduled Castes|last=Singh|first=Kumar Suresh|date=1995|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780195637427|volume=10|page=297|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;(Bidar, Belgaum, Bijapur and Dharwad districts&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&amp;gt;), Toti, Byagara,{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} Whalliaru or Whallias,{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} Holia&#039;s or [[Mahar]] [[Belgaum division|(Belgaum side)]] ([[Synonym|Synonym&#039;s]]: [[Holar caste|Holar]]&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;:2&quot; /&amp;gt;) is the servant of the right-hand, or eighteen-caste section of the community, and the custodian of its symbol, namely, the bell and the ladle (Gandadabatlu). These are made of [[brass]] and are connected together by a chain of the same metal, and sometimes they are placed before [[Pattadakal|Sangameshwara]] gaddige and [[Puja (Hinduism)|Pūjā]] made to them. The members use, among themselves, the term [[Valangai|Balagai]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1XzaAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=balagai|title=Deprived Castes in India: A Profile of Karnataka|last=Rao|first=Nandalike Jagannath Usha|date=1981|publisher=Chugh Publications|page=335|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;auto&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Discontent-in-lsquoleftrsquo-group-of-SCs-may-cost-BJP-dear/article16631517.ece|title=Discontent in &#039;left&#039; group of SCs may cost BJP dear|date=2009-03-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as they are &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;classified &lt;/ins&gt;among the eighteen castes that form the right-hand section of the community in [[Dravidian people|Dravida]] countries. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Chalavadis &lt;/ins&gt;are well dressed and stands with a blanket under his arm. He carries a brass image of [[Shiva]] seated on a [[bull]]. The image is overshadowed &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;by &lt;/ins&gt;the hood of a snake and is fixed to the upper end of a brass spoon. A brass bell hangs from the handle of the spoon to the Chelvadi’s knee in front. From time to time, the Chelvadi sings hymns in honour of [[Shiva]] and rings the bell.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Origin ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Origin ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Chalvadi is said to be &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;disciples &lt;/del&gt;of [[Basava]]. They came with the Maharaja of the [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar empire]] and settled in different districts. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;they &lt;/del&gt;are considered as the right-hand caste as opposed to the left-hand who are the [[Madiga|Madars or Madiga]].{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Chalvadi is said to be &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a disciple &lt;/ins&gt;of [[Basava]]. They came with the Maharaja of the [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar empire]] and settled in different districts. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;They &lt;/ins&gt;are considered as the right-hand caste as opposed to the left-hand who are the [[Madiga|Madars or Madiga]].{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Chalavadi&amp;#039;s were [[agricultural labourer]]s during the 17th century to 18th century and were divided into &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kuliyalugalu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (hired labourer&amp;#039;s) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Muladalugalu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mulada Holeya&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (hereditary [[serfs]]) depending on nature of employment in [[agrarian society]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z0nZzbFDSAoC&amp;amp;q=holeya&amp;amp;pg=PA194|title=South Kanara, 1799-1860: A Study in Colonial Administration and Regional Response|last=Bhat|first=N. Shyam|date=1998-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170995869|page=194|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Chalavadi&amp;#039;s were [[agricultural labourer]]s during the 17th century to 18th century and were divided into &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kuliyalugalu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (hired labourer&amp;#039;s) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Muladalugalu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mulada Holeya&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (hereditary [[serfs]]) depending on nature of employment in [[agrarian society]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z0nZzbFDSAoC&amp;amp;q=holeya&amp;amp;pg=PA194|title=South Kanara, 1799-1860: A Study in Colonial Administration and Regional Response|last=Bhat|first=N. Shyam|date=1998-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170995869|page=194|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chalavādi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Chalawadi, Chalwadi, Chelvadi, Chelavadi&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Madiga-Chaluvadi-communities-seek-internal-reservation/article14717514.ece|title=Madiga, Chaluvadi communities seek internal reservation|date=2007-02-08|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-25|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) is a caste in [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste of India]], mainly belonging to [[Karnataka]], &amp;quot;who are generally called formerly as [[Adi Dravida]], [[Adi Karnataka]] (Balagai), Channaiah or Channayya&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9B1OAQAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=Chalavadi|title=The Scheduled Castes|last=Singh|first=Kumar Suresh|date=1995|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780195637427|volume=10|page=297|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;(Bidar, Belgaum, Bijapur and Dharwad districts&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;), Toti, Byagara,{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} Whalliaru or Whallias,{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} Holia&amp;#039;s or [[Mahar|Mha&amp;#039;rs]] [[Belgaum division|(Belgaum side)]] ([[Synonym|Synonym&amp;#039;s]]: [[Holar caste|Holar]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;) is the servant of the right-hand, or eighteen-caste section of the community, and the custodian of its symbol, namely, the bell and the ladle (Gandadabatlu). These are made of [[brass]] and are connected together by a chain of the same metal, and sometimes they are placed before [[Pattadakal|Sangameshwara]] gaddige and [[Puja (Hinduism)|Pūjā]] made to them. The members use, among themselves, the term [[Valangai|Balagai]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1XzaAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=balagai|title=Deprived Castes in India: A Profile of Karnataka|last=Rao|first=Nandalike Jagannath Usha|date=1981|publisher=Chugh Publications|page=335|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Discontent-in-lsquoleftrsquo-group-of-SCs-may-cost-BJP-dear/article16631517.ece|title=Discontent in &amp;#039;left&amp;#039; group of SCs may cost BJP dear|date=2009-03-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as they are classed among the eighteen castes that form the right-hand section of the community in [[Dravidian people|Dravida]] countries. Chalavadi&amp;#039;s are well dressed and stands with a blanket under his arm. He carries a brass image of [[Shiva]] seated on a [[bull]]. The image is overshadowed with the hood of a snake and is fixed to the upper end of a brass spoon. A brass bell hangs from the handle of the spoon to the Chelvadi’s knee in front. From time to time, the Chelvadi sings hymns in honour of [[Shiva]] and rings the bell.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Origin ==&lt;br /&gt;
Chalvadi is said to be disciples of [[Basava]]. They came with the Maharaja of the [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar empire]] and settled in different districts. they are considered as the right-hand caste as opposed to the left-hand who are the [[Madiga|Madars or Madiga]].{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chalavadi&amp;#039;s were [[agricultural labourer]]s during the 17th century to 18th century and were divided into &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kuliyalugalu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (hired labourer&amp;#039;s) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Muladalugalu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mulada Holeya&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (hereditary [[serfs]]) depending on nature of employment in [[agrarian society]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z0nZzbFDSAoC&amp;amp;q=holeya&amp;amp;pg=PA194|title=South Kanara, 1799-1860: A Study in Colonial Administration and Regional Response|last=Bhat|first=N. Shyam|date=1998-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170995869|page=194|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Subdivision ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Karnataka ===&lt;br /&gt;
The important sections of Holeyas were the Pombada (Bhuta dancers), the Bakuda or Mundala, the Holeya or Mari Holeya, the [[Koraga people|Koragar]] (basket maker) &amp;amp; Nalke (Bhuta Dancers).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z0nZzbFDSAoC&amp;amp;q=holeya+bhuta+dancers&amp;amp;pg=PA26|title=South Kanara, 1799-1860: A Study in Colonial Administration and Regional Response|last=Bhat|first=N. Shyam|date=1998-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170995869|page=26|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; but only Holeya or Mari Holeya considered Chalavadis, not others.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Scheduled Castes of Karnataka]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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