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The Coast Veddas, found mainly in Eastern Sri Lanka are considered a Tamil caste among the Sri Lankan Tamils. [52] The village deities of the Sri Lankan Tamils are also shaped by the caste structure. The Sri Lankan Moors don't practice the caste system, however, follow a matriclan system which is an extension of Tamil tradition. [53]
Sri Lankan Vellalar, Sri Lankan Tamils, Govigama, Sinhalese Koviyar ( Tamil : கோவியர் , romanized: Kōviyar , also known as Covia ) is a Tamil caste found in Sri Lanka . They are traditional agriculturalists and temple workers but also included merchants, landowners and temple patrons. [ 1 ]
They are reputed as a ritually and numerically dominant caste in the Northern Sri Lankan society, who have contributed among the political elites of the Sri Lankan Tamils. [5] Many of the Tamil Mudaliyars, a high colonial rank, were drawn from the Vellalar caste. [6] In Eastern Sri Lanka, the Vellalars as other prominent castes there, are ...
They are a single community in Sri Lanka, but are however a subcaste of the Idaiyar caste in Tamil Nadu. [2] According to Srinivasa Aiyangar “The Siviyar (palankeen bearers) and the Agattu-Charna sub-division of the Tamil ldaiyan caste are note-worthy, as affording a connecting link between them and the Samantas and Nayars of Malabar. [3]
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Sri Lankan Pallar is a Tamil caste found in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are traditionally involved in agriculture and were also involved in toddy tapping and artisanal fishing .
Madapalli (Tamil: மடைப்பள்ளி, romanized: Maṭaippaḷḷi) is a caste found mainly in the northern part of Sri Lanka. [1] Found today as a subcaste of the Sri Lankan Vellalar, the Madapallis were considered an independent caste until recently.
Santar (also spelled Shandar or Sandar, they are also known as Shanar and Shandrar, and சாண்டார் in Tamil) is a Tamil caste found in Sri Lanka. They are traditionally occupied in Oil-pressing and cultivation. [1] [2] [3]