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'''Vahumpura''' also known as Wahumpura or Dewa people, are a Sinhalese caste, who were the second largest caste in Sri Lanka.<ref name="IIDS">{{cite journal|last1=Silva|first1=Kalinga Tudor|last2=Sivapragasam|first2=P.P.|last3=Thanges|first3=Paramsothy|date=2009|title=Caste Discrimination and Social Justice in Sri Lanka: An Overview|url=http://idsn.org/fileadmin/user_folder/pdf/New_files/Publications_from_network/Caste_discrimination_and_social_justice_in_Sri_Lanka__IIDS_working_paper_.pdf|journal=Indian Institute of Dalit Studies|volume=III|access-date=29 July 2014}}</ref> They were traditionally producers of [[jaggery]], but have now spread throughout the island undertaking many occupations, including agriculture.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://countrystudies.us/sri-lanka/40.htm | title=Sri Lanka - Caste }}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Caste system in Sri Lanka]]<br />
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