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'''Vathima''' are [[Iyer]]s from [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. They belong to the [[Taittiriya Shakha|Taittirīya Śākhā]] of the [[Krishna Yajurveda|Krsna Yajurveda]].{{Sfn|Mahadevan|2008|p=51-52}}
'''Vathima''' are [[Iyer]]s from [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. They belong to the [[Taittiriya Shakha|Taittirīya Śākhā]] of the [[Krishna Yajurveda|Krsna Yajurveda]].{{Sfn|Mahadevan|2008|p=51-52}}


== Geographical distribution ==
== Subgroups ==
Due to their geographic concentration, it is noted that they tended to be isolated and had an insular culture.<ref name="sruti_p60">[[#Sruti, Issues 53-64|Sruti, Issues 53-64]], p. 338.</ref> They mainly reside in [[Tanjavur|Tanjāvūr]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Mahadevan|first=Thennilapuram P.|date=2008|title=On the Southern Recension of the Mahābhārata, Brahman Migrations, and Brāhmī Paleography (for Frits Staal)|url=https://crossasia-journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/ejvs/article/view/327/322|journal=Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies|volume=15|issue=2|pages=142}}</ref>
Due to their geographic concentration, it is noted that they tended to be isolated and had an insular culture.<ref name="sruti_p60">[[#Sruti, Issues 53-64|Sruti, Issues 53-64]], p. 338.</ref> They mainly reside in [[Tanjavur|Tanjāvūr]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Mahadevan|first=Thennilapuram P.|date=2008|title=On the Southern Recension of the Mahābhārata, Brahman Migrations, and Brāhmī Paleography (for Frits Staal)|url=https://crossasia-journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/ejvs/article/view/327/322|journal=Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies|volume=15|issue=2|pages=142}}</ref>


Their subcastes are Patineṭṭu Grāmattu, Udayalūr, Naṇṇilam, and Rāthāmaṅgalam.<ref name=":0" />
Vathimas are divided in the following subgroups.  
 
.Sengalipuram ( A village in Thiruvarur district)
 
. Mudikondan ( A village in Thiruvarur district)
 
. Semangudi ( A village in Mayiladuthurai district )
 
.  Palur ( A village in Trichy district)
 
.  Tippirajapuram ( A village in Kumbakonam Taluk )
 
. Konerirajapuram ( A village in Mayiladuthurai district )
 
. Puliyur ( A village in Karur district)
 
. Anathandavapuram ( A village in Nagappitnam district)
 
. Mozhaiyur ( A village in Mayiladuthurai district)
 
. Arasavanangadu ( A village in Thiruvarur district)
 
. Koonthalur ( A village in Thiruvarur district)
 
. Thethiyur ( A village in Thiruvarur district)
 
 
. Vishnupuram ( A village in Thiruvarur district)
 
. Serukalathur ( A village in Thiruvarur district)
 
. Marathurai ( A village in Thanjavur district)
 
. Manthai ( A village in Nagappitnam district)
 
 
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== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 02:41, 22 April 2022

Vathima

A. Seshayya Sastri
Regions with significant populations
Chola Nadu region of Tamil Nadu, Chennai
Languages
Brahmin Tamil
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Iyer, Tamil people

Vathima are Iyers from Tamil Nadu, India. They belong to the Taittirīya Śākhā of the Krsna Yajurveda.[1]

Subgroups[edit | edit source]

Due to their geographic concentration, it is noted that they tended to be isolated and had an insular culture.[2] They mainly reside in Tanjāvūr.[3]

Vathimas are divided in the following subgroups.

.Sengalipuram ( A village in Thiruvarur district)

. Mudikondan ( A village in Thiruvarur district)

. Semangudi ( A village in Mayiladuthurai district )

. Palur ( A village in Trichy district)

. Tippirajapuram ( A village in Kumbakonam Taluk )

. Konerirajapuram ( A village in Mayiladuthurai district )

. Puliyur ( A village in Karur district)

. Anathandavapuram ( A village in Nagappitnam district)

. Mozhaiyur ( A village in Mayiladuthurai district)

. Arasavanangadu ( A village in Thiruvarur district)

. Koonthalur ( A village in Thiruvarur district)

. Thethiyur ( A village in Thiruvarur district)


. Vishnupuram ( A village in Thiruvarur district)

. Serukalathur ( A village in Thiruvarur district)

. Marathurai ( A village in Thanjavur district)

. Manthai ( A village in Nagappitnam district)


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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Mahadevan 2008, p. 51-52.
  2. Sruti, Issues 53-64, p. 338.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Mahadevan, Thennilapuram P. (2008). "On the Southern Recension of the Mahābhārata, Brahman Migrations, and Brāhmī Paleography (for Frits Staal)". Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies. 15 (2): 142.