According to Selva Raj, the Udayar are "socially humbler" than the Vellalar community[2] but, together with the Pallar and Kallar, form the Marava castes, who are quite dominant in the region variously known as Ramnad and the Maravar country.[3]
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In Ramnad and the nearby areas of Pudukottai, Madurai, Salem, Namakkal, Tanjore and Trichy, they and their two fellow Maravar caste groups are prominent in their cult worship of the shrine at Oriyur that commemorates John de Britto, a 17th-century PortugueseJesuitmissionary and martyr. Raj says, "A notable feature of the Britto cult is that it is centered around caste identities rather than religious affiliation", and thus members of the caste-group, irrespective of their religious affiliation regard Britto as their clan-deity.[4]
^Raj, Selva J. (2010). "Serious Levity at the Shrine of St. Anne in South India". In Raj, Selva J.; Dempsey, Corinne G. (eds.). Sacred Play: Ritual Levity and Humor in South Asian Religions. SUNY Press. p. 87. ISBN9781438429793. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
^Raj, Selva J. (2002). "Transgressing Boundaries, Transcending Turner: The Pilgrimage Tradition at the Shrine of St. John de Britto". In Raj, Selva J.; Dempsey, Corinne G. (eds.). Popular Christianity in India: Riting Between the Lines. SUNY Press. p. 86. ISBN9780791455197. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
^ abRaj, Selva J. (2002). "Transgressing Boundaries, Transcending Turner: The Pilgrimage Tradition at the Shrine of St. John de Britto". In Raj, Selva J.; Dempsey, Corinne G. (eds.). Popular Christianity in India: Riting Between the Lines. SUNY Press. p. 87. ISBN978-0-79145-519-7.
^Palanithurai, Ganapathy; Ragupathy, Varadarajan (2008). Communities Panchayats and Governance at Grassroots. Concept Publishing Company. p. 138. ISBN9788180695636. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
Burkhart, Geoffrey (June 1972). "Ranges of Endogamy in a Tamil Group". Indian Anthropologist. 2 (1): 1–6. JSTOR 41919203.
Burkhart, Geoffrey (January 1976). "On the absence of descent groups among some Udayars of South India". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 10 (1): 31–61. doi:10.1177/006996677601000102. S2CID 143260084.
January 01, 1970
udayar, caste, this, article, about, indian, caste, other, uses, udayar, udayar, title, used, multiple, caste, state, tamil, nadu, india, udayarreligionshinduism, christianitylanguagestamilcountryindiapopulated, statestamil, nadurelated, groupstamil, people, c. This article is about the Indian caste For other uses see Udayar The Udayar is a title used by multiple caste in the state of Tamil Nadu India 1 UdayarReligionsHinduism ChristianityLanguagesTamilCountryIndiaPopulated statesTamil NaduRelated groupsTamil people Contents 1 Present status 2 Religion 3 Notable people 4 References 5 Further readingPresent status editAccording to Selva Raj the Udayar are socially humbler than the Vellalar community 2 but together with the Pallar and Kallar form the Marava castes who are quite dominant in the region variously known as Ramnad and the Maravar country 3 Religion editIn Ramnad and the nearby areas of Pudukottai Madurai Salem Namakkal Tanjore and Trichy they and their two fellow Maravar caste groups are prominent in their cult worship of the shrine at Oriyur that commemorates John de Britto a 17th century Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr Raj says A notable feature of the Britto cult is that it is centered around caste identities rather than religious affiliation and thus members of the caste group irrespective of their religious affiliation regard Britto as their clan deity 4 Some Udayars are Roman Catholic Christians 5 4 Notable people editChannaiah Odeyar died 2007 Indian politician N Karupanna Odayar Indian politician N P V Ramasamy Udayar 1936 1998 Indian industrialist T S Swaminatha Odayar Indian politicianReferences edit List of Backward Classes Approved Raj Selva J 2010 Serious Levity at the Shrine of St Anne in South India In Raj Selva J Dempsey Corinne G eds Sacred Play Ritual Levity and Humor in South Asian Religions SUNY Press p 87 ISBN 9781438429793 Retrieved 1 May 2012 Raj Selva J 2002 Transgressing Boundaries Transcending Turner The Pilgrimage Tradition at the Shrine of St John de Britto In Raj Selva J Dempsey Corinne G eds Popular Christianity in India Riting Between the Lines SUNY Press p 86 ISBN 9780791455197 Retrieved 1 May 2012 a b Raj Selva J 2002 Transgressing Boundaries Transcending Turner The Pilgrimage Tradition at the Shrine of St John de Britto In Raj Selva J Dempsey Corinne G eds Popular Christianity in India Riting Between the Lines SUNY Press p 87 ISBN 978 0 79145 519 7 Palanithurai Ganapathy Ragupathy Varadarajan 2008 Communities Panchayats and Governance at Grassroots Concept Publishing Company p 138 ISBN 9788180695636 Retrieved 1 May 2012 nbsp Tamils portal nbsp India portal nbsp Hinduism portalFurther reading editBurkhart Geoffrey June 1972 Ranges of Endogamy in a Tamil Group Indian Anthropologist 2 1 1 6 JSTOR 41919203 Burkhart Geoffrey January 1976 On the absence of descent groups among some Udayars of South India Contributions to Indian Sociology 10 1 31 61 doi 10 1177 006996677601000102 S2CID 143260084 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Udayar caste amp oldid 1221629416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
