Vallanattu Chettiar

Vallanattu Chettiar are a community who have been classified in the state of Tamil Nadu as an Other Backward Class under India's system of positive discrimination.[1] They live in a small village of Vallanadu, near to ThiruvaranKulam in Pudukkottai district. This Thiruvarankulam temple has build before 1000 years. And later, they have been migrated to various villages to establish their business.

Thiruvarangulam Arangulanathar Shiva temple, Pudukkottai District

ThiruvaranKulam Temple is the main temple for Vallanattu Chettiar. "Udayathu kaatha" Udayappa chettiar formulated the arrangement in this temple, and that is followed till today by Vallanattu Chettiar.

Vallanattu Chettiar is having 12 village division and this village division are segregate as 3 Cheemai(Sectors) as below:

  1. Mel Mugham (Melacheemai)
  2. Nadu Mugam (Naducheemai)
  3. Keezh Mugam (Keelacheemai)

Publication related to this chettiars are

  • Vallanattu Chettiar samuga varalaaru (Social History of Vallanattu Chettiar)
  • Vallanattu Chettiar thirumana muraigal (Marriage process of Vallanattu Chettiar)

Traditional Look & Differences from other Chettiar

Vallanattu Chettiar have a derived way of look at olden days, as for men and women with big pendent rings on ears, the weight of that which enlarges the lobes of the ears.[2] They celebrate Thiruvathirai, by making Sweet Adai (A type of Dosa) in different manner from others, a notified Kolam in their Pooja Room wall for prayers. Who are married and having wife will lit a lamp (Agal Vilakku) on Thai Pongal celebration by building a sacred small temple as a traditional customs.

See also

References
  1. "List of Communities Eligible for Reservation as per the existing orders of Government of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Medical Services Recruitment Board. p. 7. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. "A Manual of Pudukkottai state volume-1". K.R. Venkatarama Ayyar - Director of museum, Government of Tamil Nadu. p. 118.
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