Adaviyar[1] (also spelt as Ataviyar) is a Tamil speaking Hindu caste whose traditionally weavers from Thanjavur and Tirunelveli districts of Tamil Nadu, South India.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Tirunelveli and Thanjavur districts of Tamil Nadu. | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pattariyar, Kaikolar, Saliya, Padmashaliyar, |
In Tamil Nadu they are notified as Other Backward class by the State government of Tamil Nadu.[2]
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edit- ^ INSTITUTIONS, VED from VICTORIA. CASTES AND TRIBES OF SOUTHERN INDIA - A commentary!: Along with the full text of CASTES AND TRIBES OF SOUTHERN INDIA VOL 1. VICTORIA INSTITUTIONS, Aaradhana, Deverkovil 673508 India. p. 53.
Adaviyar.—Adaviyar or Ataviyar is the name of a class of Tamil-speaking weavers found in the Tanjore and Tinnevelly districts.
- ^ Commission, Tamil Nadu (India) Backward Classes (1975). Report of the Backward Classes Commission, Tamil Nadu, 1970. Government of Tamil Nadu. p. 66.
Pattariar and Adaviyar ) in the list of Backward Classes of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission . Saliyan are yet another caste of weaver found chiefly in the districts of Chingleput, Trichy, Thanjavur ...
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