Tamil Hindu
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| Hinduism Majority Vaishnavism, Shaktism, Ayyavazhi and folk religions
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| Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Jain and Tamil Muslim |
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Tamil Hindus (Tamil: தமிழ் இந்துக்கள்) are the Tamil-speaking people who follows Hinduism. Hinduism was the first religion to reach the ancient Tamil kingdoms. There are notable population of Tamil Hindus in Jaffna, Sri Lanka and in Indian states of Tamil Nadu, with small population in Kerala and Karnataka. Though they are present in many countries as diaspora. Before the Vedic period, many of them followed Dravidian folk religion.
God[]
Murugan is often known as the Tamil god and is considered to be the main god in Tamil Hinduism. There are a lot of temples dedicated to Murugan in Tamil Nadu.[1] Most of the them are followers of Shaivism sect of Hinduism,[2] with a small portion as the follower of Vaishnavism.[3] Many of Tamils have their village deities and earlier had been follower of Dravidian folk religion.[4]
Culture[]
Festivals[]
Thaipusam or Thaipoosam is the festival of the Tamil Hindus which falls on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. The festival is celebrated by Tamil Hindus in various countries.[5]
Cuisine[]
Most of the Tamil cuisine is directly influenced by the Hindu culture, though there is a mixture of both Vegetarian and non-vegetarian diet. Most of it has its influence of South India and Sri Lanka.[6] On special occasions, traditional Tamil dishes are served in a traditional manner, using banana leaves in place of utensils. After eating, the banana leaves are then used as a secondary food for cattle. A typical breakfast meal consists of idli or dosa with chutney. Lunch includes rice, sambar, Curd, kuzhambu, and rasam.[7] Iyengar and Tamil Brahmin often have very authentic cuisine with many customs and rituals.[8] Though many of them consume non-vegetarian, but not Beef due to religious prohibition.[3]
Hindu communities[]
- Adaviyar
- Mukkulathor
- Kallar
- Agamudayar
- Maravar
- Ambattar
- Arya Vaishya
- Balija
- Bhuiya
- Mattukaran
- Boya
- Chettiar
- Desikar
- Devanga
- Devendra Kulathan
- Dhobi
- Domba
- Tamil Brahmin
- Ashtasahasram
- Hebbar Iyengar
- Iyengar
- Iyer
- Vellalar
- Kongu Vellalar
- Chozhia Vellalar
- Devendrakula Velalar
See also[]
- Tamil Jain
- Tamil Muslim
- List of Tamil people
References[]
- ^ Shrikumar, A. (21 January 2015). "Tracing the roots of the Tamil God". The Hindu.
- ^ Ishimatsu, Ginette (1 October 1999). "The making of Tamil Shaiva Siddhānta". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 33 (3): 571–579. doi:10.1177/006996679903300304. ISSN 0069-9667.
- ^ a b Venkatesan 2014.
- ^ Valk, Ülo; Lourdusamy, S. (2007). "Village Deities of Tamil Nadu in Myths and Legends: The Narrated Experience". Asian Folklore Studies. 66 (1/2): 179–199. ISSN 0385-2342.
- ^ "Vaikasi Visakam and Lord Murukan LALALALA". Murugan.org.
- ^ "Amma canteen: Where an Indian meal costs only seven cents". BBC News. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Tamil Cuisine - Tamil Food". tamilnation.org. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "11 Best Tamil Recipes". NDTV Food. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
External links[]
- Venkatesan, Archana (2014). "Tamils: Hinduism". Oxford Bibliographies Online. doi:10.1093/OBO/9780195399318-0049.
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