Tamil Nadu ayira vaisya

Tamil Nadu Ayira Vaisya

The Nagartha or Nagarta / Nagaram/Nagarakulam/Nagarathar are a Hindu caste of south India of merchants or agriculturalists. The Nagartha are a generally well-educated, economically sufficient forward community, and as such are not eligible for reservation benefits, the Indian affirmative action. Traditionally the Nagartha were merchants and sometimes farm owners who did not work their own land. Now, in addition to being merchants, Nagartha are bankers and work in the private sector.

The Nagartha live in the southern Karnataka districts of Mysore, Bangalore, Kolar, and Tumkur and in northern Tamil Nadu districts of Salem, Erode, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakal , Coimbatore and Tirupur. Most Nagartha live in urban areas.

Although they are not always considered as such by Brahmins and Arya Vaishyas, Nagartha consider themselves Vaishya. For this reason they practice Brahmin marriage and funeral rites. They are strict vegetarians and abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages. The honorific suffix added to their personal names is Setty.

Nagarthas are belong to Indo Aryan and followed by yajur veda

Subdivisions

The Nagartha are divided into two main sects and a number of smaller sects. The Námadhári sect worship the god Vishnu and the Śiwáchár or Lingadhari worship Shiva. The Śiwáchár wear a lingam.

Traditionally the Nagartha culture practices endogamy, and marriages are within the specific sect, except that a Śiwáchár man may marry a Námadhári woman who then forsakes her family and culture. It was not culturally acceptable for Śiwáchár women to marry a Námadhári man. Modern practices are more flexible, particularly between Śiwáchár and Námadhári intermarriages. Námadhári eat only in the houses of Brahmins and Śiwáchár only in the houses of Jangams and Aradya Brahmins.

Nagartha were sometimes known as Ayodhyanagaradavaru since they migrated to southern India from Ayodhya a long time ago, although its use is now infrequent. While they are known as Námadhári Nagartha in Kannada-speaking Karnataka, in Tamil-speaking Tamil Nadu they are known as Ayiravaishyar, and the small population in largely Telugu-speaking Andhra Pradesh are known as the Beri Nagartha/Nagarakulam. Nagartha are also called Savira gotradavaru.

List of ayiravaishyar  sub-communities in tamilnadu

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 Details about chettiers in tamilnadu

 The term Chettiar or Chetty is a title used by various mercantile castes in South India, especially in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In Tamil Nadu, 14% of the population is Chettiar

Details about vaishyas in india

 India has 25 crore of vaish people in india.

76 percent of the revenue that enters the government coffers from the private sector comes from the Vaish community.

84 percent charity work like building schools, hospitals, sarais, wells and dharamshalas is done with money contributed by the Vaish community.

66 percent employment in the private sector is generated by the Vaish community.

Do you know what percentage of the Indian population the Vaish community forms? Only 16 percent.

Social status

Chettiar communities claim the Vaishya (merchant) varna within Hindu society.The  Chettiar are elite bankers. The Chettiars are considered to be among the pioneers of organised banking in the country. They are also credited with introducing the concept of double entry bookkeeping, 'Pattru Varavu' in Tamil, commonly known as debit and credit. This community from the south of Tamil Nadu has left a silent signature on everything from manufacturing to banking, fertilizer and films

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