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Mukkulathor Regions with significant populations India: Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Thirunelveli, Thanjavur, Sivagangai, Dindigul, Theni, Nagapattinam, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Trichirapalli, Pudukkottai, Thiruvarur and Kanyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu. Languages Religion Saiva Siddhantam, Hinduism
Related ethnic groups The Mukkulathor community (Tamil: முக்குலத்தோர், "people of the three clans"[1]) is native to the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India.[2][3][4][5] The name "Mukkulathor" alludes to the three roughly designated groups (Kallar, Maravar, Agamudayar) and which make up this large endogamous social group. This united social caste is formed on the basis of parallel professions, though their locations and heritages are wholly separate from one another.[6]
Mukkulathors are found primarily in the Southern and Central districts of Tamil Nadu. They are also numerically strong in the districts of: Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Theni, Dindigul, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Sivaganga and Virudhunagar.[7]
References
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- ^ Robert Caldwell (September 2009). A Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian Or South-Indian Family of Languages. BiblioBazaar. pp. 141–. ISBN 9781113662583. http://books.google.com/books?id=YUXjA3RayhoC&pg=PA141. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Krishnaswami S. Aiyangar (1991). South India and Her Muhammadan Invaders. Asian Educational Services. pp. 63–. ISBN 9788120605367. http://books.google.com/books?id=w6zkx_Ck3FwC&pg=PA63. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Madras (India : State); B. S. Baliga (Rao Bahadur.). Madras District Gazetteers: Ramanathapuram. Printed by the Superintendent, Govt. Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=CGdDAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=Be3PCvzf-BYC&pg=PA287&dq=kallar+kshatriya&hl=en#v=onepage&q=kallar&f=false
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=jimnj2GjmhcC&pg=PA35&dq=mukkulathor+populace&hl=en&ei=NJR8TuaQB6nl0QHe9PDRDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=mukkulathor&f=false
- Thurston, Edgar; K. Rangachari (1909). Castes and Tribes of Southern India Volume I - A and B. Madras: Government Press.[1]
- Revathi Rajkumar and VK Kashyap (2004). Genetic structure of four socio-culturally diversified caste populations of southwest India and their affinity with related Indian and global groups. PubMed Central, PMCID: PMC515297
Categories:- Mukkulathor
- Social groups of Tamil Nadu
- Indian castes
- Hindu communities
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