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 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]
- ↑ Mahadevan 2008, p. 51-52.
- ↑ Sruti, Issues 53-64, p. 338.
- ↑ 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.