Vathima
 A. Seshayya Sastri | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Chola Nadu region of Tamil Nadu, Chennai | |
| Languages | |
| Brahmin Tamil | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Iyer, Tamil people |
Vathima are Iyers from Tamil Nadu, India. They belong to the Taittirīya Śākhā of the Krsna Yajurveda.[1]
Geographical distribution
Due to their geographic concentration, it is noted that they tended to be isolated and had an insular culture.[2] They mainly reside in Tanjāvūr.[3] Subgroups
Their subgroups are
- Udayalur ( A village in Kumbakonam Taluk, Thanjavur District)
- Nannilam ( A town in Thiruvarur District)
- Rathamangalam ( A town in Thanjavur District)
- Sengalipuram ( A village in Thiruvarur District)
- Mudikondan ( A village in Thiruvarur District)
- Semangudi ( A village in Thiruvarur District)
- Palur ( A village in Trichy District)
- Tippirajapuram ( A village in Kumbakonam taluk , Thanjavur District)
- Konerirajapuram ( A village in Mayiladuthurai District)
- Puliyur ( A village in Karur District)
- Anathandavapuram ( A village in Nagapattinam district )
- Mozhaiyur ( A village in Mayiladuthurai District)
- Arasavanangadu ( A village in Thiruvarur District)
- Koonthalur ( A village in Thiruvarur District)
- Thethiyur ( A village in Thiruvarur District)
- Vishnupuram ( A village in Thiruvarur District)
- Serukalathur ( A village in Thiruvarur District)
- Marathurai ( A village in Thanjavur District)
- Manthai ( A village in Nagapattinam District)
References
- ^ Mahadevan 2008, p. 51-52.
- ^ Sruti, Issues 53-64, p. 338.
- ^ Mahadevan, Thennilapuram P. (2008). "On the Southern Recension of the Mahābhārata, Brahman Migrations, and Brāhmī Paleography (for Frits Staal)". Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies. 15 (2): 142.