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Sub-caste of Iyer community in Tamil Nadu, South India

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Ethnic group

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](/source/Iyer) from [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu), [India](/source/India). They belong to the [Taittirīya Śākhā](/source/Taittiriya_Shakha) of the [Krsna Yajurveda](/source/Krishna_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](/source/Tanjavur).[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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMahadevan200851-52_1-0)** [Mahadevan 2008](#CITEREFMahadevan2008), p. 51-52.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sruti_p60_2-0)** [Sruti, Issues 53-64](#Sruti,_Issues_53-64), p. 338.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_3-0)** Mahadevan, Thennilapuram P. (2008). ["On the Southern Recension of the Mahābhārata, Brahman Migrations, and Brāhmī Paleography (for Frits Staal)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210723181030/https://crossasia-journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/ejvs/article/view/327/322). *Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies*. **15** (2): 142. Archived from [the original](https://crossasia-journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/ejvs/article/view/327/322) on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

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