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| group = Pattusali<br />
| popplace = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Kerala]], [[Karnataka]], [[Odisha]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
| langs = Primary: [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<ref name="world" /><br/><br />
Other languages: [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Saurashtra language|Saurashtra]]<br />
| rels = [[File:Om.svg|15px]] [[Hinduism]]<br />
'''Divisions based on [[Sampradaya]]'''{{unbulleted list<br />
|[[Shaivism|Shaiva]]<br />
|[[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]]<br />
}}<br />
| related = [[Saliya]], [[Padmasali]], [[Pattegar]]<br />
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}}<br />
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'''Pattusali''' (also spelt as '''Pattu Sale''', '''Pattushali''', '''Pata Sali''' &''' Patha Sali''') is a [[Hindu]] community predominantly residing in the [[Indian people|Indian]] [[States and union territories of India|states]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Gujarat]].<br />
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They wear the [[Upanayana|sacred thread]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gNAcAQAAMAAJ&q=Pattu+Sale|title=Census of India, 1961, Volume 2, Part 6, Issue 31|last=General|first=India Office of the Registrar|publisher=Manager of Publications|year=1961|isbn=|location=|pages=13|language=en}}</ref> follow [[Hinduism]] and are mainly [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]]s, though there is a significant proportion of [[Shaivism|Shaiva]]s as well.<ref name="world">{{cite book|last1=P|first1=Swarnalatha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t5XlI91kP3YC&q=pattu+sale&pg=PA31|title=The World of the Wever in Northern Coromandel, C.1750-C.1850|year=2005|publisher=Orient Longman Private Limited|isbn=9788125028680|edition=2005|location=Hyderabad|page=32|accessdate=15 February 2013}}</ref> They are Telugu speakers<ref name="world" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Krishna|first=Nanditha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KfvqAAAAMAAJ&q=Pattu+kanchi+telugu|title=Arts and Crafts of Tamilnadu|date=1992|publisher=Mapin Pub.|isbn=978-0-944142-21-9|location=|pages=33|language=en}}</ref> and are found largely in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] particularly in [[Anantapur]], [[Godavari District|Godavari]], [[Srikakulam]], [[Visakhapatnam]] and [[Vizianagaram district|Vijayanagaram]] districts.<ref name="world" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Francis|first=W.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=956pPm6wf84C&q=Pattu+Sale&pg=PA123|title=Vizagapatam District Gazetteer|date=1992|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=9788120608115|location=|pages=123|language=en}}</ref><br />
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These people specialise in weaving [[silk]] used to decorate and worship gods with [[silk]] cloth known as ''Pattu'', hence the name ''Pattusali'' in [[Telugu language|Telugu]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} Traditionally, Pattusalis as the name suggests are confined to weave only [[silk]] and other finer quality of yarn,<ref name=":1" /> where as [[Padmashali|Padmasali]]s weave only coarse cloths from [[cotton]], they are often confused with [[Padmasali (caste)|Padmasali]] while there is no direct connection between their origin or cultures.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="world" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Pattariyar]]<br />
*[[Saurashtra people|Patnūlkarar]]<br />
*[[Pattegar]]<br />
*[[Padmasali (caste)|Padmasali]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.pattusali.in/ Pattusali Community Website I]<br />
*[http://www.pattusaali.com/ Pattusali Community Website II]<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Telangana]]<br />
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[[Category:Social groups of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Puducherry]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Social groups of India]]<br />
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