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

  1. ^ Mahadevan 2008, p. 51-52.
  2. ^ Sruti, Issues 53-64, p. 338.
  3. ^ 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.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadhima
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