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	'''Katesan''' is a [[Tamils\|Tamil]] caste found in [[Tamil Nadu]] of [[India]]. They are chiefly found in the districts of [[Thirunelveli District\|Thirunelveli]] of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Singh\|first=K.S.\|title=Tamil Nadu\|last2=Thirumalai\|first2=R.\|last3=Manoharan\|last4=S.\|date=1997\|publisher=Affiliated East-West Press [for] Anthropological Survey of India\|isbn=978-81-85938-88-2\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Katesan''' is a [[Tamils\|Tamil]] caste found in [[Tamil Nadu]] of [[India]]. They are chiefly found in the districts of [[Thirunelveli District\|Thirunelveli]] of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Singh\|first=K.S.\|title=Tamil Nadu\|last2=Thirumalai\|first2=R.\|last3=Manoharan\|last4=S.\|date=1997\|publisher=Affiliated East-West Press [for] Anthropological Survey of India\|isbn=978-81-85938-88-2\|language=en}}</ref>

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'''Katesan''' is a [[Tamils|Tamil]] caste found in [[Tamil Nadu]] of [[India]]. They are chiefly found in the districts of [[Thirunelveli District|Thirunelveli]] of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=K.S.|title=Tamil Nadu|last2=Thirumalai|first2=R.|last3=Manoharan|last4=S.|date=1997|publisher=Affiliated East-West Press [for] Anthropological Survey of India|isbn=978-81-85938-88-2|language=en}}</ref>

These are found in big temple, tanjavur and in other places. "Perumal Patamkatti" dating 900 AD was found in Kanyakumari.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

They have seven [[exogamous]] sub-divisions known as ''Keelai''. In the war between the [[Idangai]] and [[Valangai]], the Katesans sided with the [[Kammalar (caste)|Kammalar]] who belonged to the Idangais. The Katesans lost the battle with only seven men standing. Each men took wife from different castes and thereby forming a subdivision. The following subdivisions are ''Kuttini'' (from a ''Kusuvar'' woman), ''Nēttali'' (from a [[Paravar]] woman), ''Attukkutti'' (from an [[Konar (caste)|Idaiyar]] woman), ''Thomba Puluvan'' (from a Thomban woman), ''Nayinan Chakravarthi'' (from a [[Tamil Panar|Panar]] woman), ''Kavadi'' (from a [[Nadar (caste)|Shanar]] woman), and ''Tachilai'' (from a [[Vannar]] woman).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Parte|first=H.R.|title=Madras District Gazetteers: Tinnevelly|publisher=Government Press|year=1917|pages=147}}</ref>

In the Katesan society, the maternal uncle's responsibility is more than the parents' responsibility.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

Some of the Katesan of Tirunelveli,and Tuticorin were converted by [[St. Francis Xavier]] and other priests starting from 1536.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

Their mangalsutra/thali worn during marriage are similar to Pillai. Their marriage customs find similarity with Brahmins and Pillais. With the passing of time, the Pattamkattiyars separated themselves from rest of the Pandiyan community and they formed an individual caste with their own customs.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} In this Ramanathapuram is explained because they belong to the fish spreading community not to be katesar community.

== See also ==

* [[Kadaiyar]]

==References==
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[[Category:Indian castes]]
[[Category:Social groups of Tamil Nadu]]

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