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History of DevangaDevanga is a sub-caste in Hinduism. They were one of the weaving castes in India. This page

mainly deals with Devangas of Karnataka.Origins

Devangas are of Brahmanical origin. They are Prakrut Brahmins (meaning brahmins bybirth). The majority of them are weavers of silk and cotton clothes.There were also famous Devang kings like Boja Raja of Ujjain (Uttar Pradesh, India). Many

were also warriors during Vijayanagar times, according to warrior stones found in Hampi,Karnataka. Their native state was the kingdom of Ujjain where even to this day they form themajor community. Their chief deity is Chowdeshwari(Chamundeshwari).They are TypicalKshatriyas of South and can be compared with the Rajput and Thakur of North.

As is typical with other castes, Devangas became an endogamous unit of weavers, either dueto caste rules or due to typical social conditions of India.[edit] Myth of origin

Devangas trace the origin of their weaving tradition to a sage called Devala Maharshi.According to tradition, Devala Maharishi was the first person to weave the cotton cloth and togive it to Lord Shiva, who up until this time had been using animal skin. When Devala was



taking the cloth to the king, demons came to attack him. Goddess Chowdeshwari

(Chamundeshwari,a form of Durga,a warrior Goddess created by the Gods Brahma, Vishnu

and Rudra, to fight the demon Mahishasura), perched on a lion, fought and vanquished thedemons so that Devala Maharishi could give the cloth to the king.[citation needed].Thewoven clothes were taken to Lord Shiva. Check Devanga Purana.[edit] Sects

Devanga was originally divided into two groups, the gandoru and namdoru. There wereSaivite and Vaishnavite divisions among Devangas in the old days. Every one of the warriorsub sect have a sword in their homes. After the decline they settled in all parts of TamilNadu.

Devanga Literacy in TamilNadu is High about 75% of them are doctors, Engineers and also inLeading Government Positions.source: Rigveda Devanga (Div am ga) was the first ever Bhramin who (OHM) comes to this

world to give clothes to human beings Thiruvalluvar in his eighth poem says one cannotreach PARAMAPATHA until one surrendered to this Bhramin(OHM).Even to this day, the Devangas are either Saivites or Vaishnavites. In any Devanga marriage,

bride and groom should not belong to the same sect (Saivite or Vaishnavite).For findingorigin we have to explore RIG VEDA and history of Gayatri Peeda at Hampi from Vedic agewhich was started by Lord Shiva to SPREAD DEVALA Dharma throughout the world asper

Sreepathy Panditha. Moreover the Psupatha of Laguleesa emerges and more Hindu divisionslike Kasmira Shaiva were created by so many Saints based different areas.[edit] Devanga and LingayatLingayats were the most influential group in Vijayanagara empire. The Lingayats of thewestern telangana region were the kannada speakers. The Kannada Devanga and KannadaLingayats were closely associated. Since telangana Lingayats are very highly disciplined and

talented, Devangas had a very high respect on them and in fact considered them as a part oftheir community. At that time the Devangas of the telanga region are vaishnavites. Devangasregarded the Lingayats as shaivites and called them Lingayats.This group of telangana Lingayats served the Vijaya empire in all disciplines and as well aswere the close associates to the King in all ways. Due to this relationship Devangas were ableto find a place in the Kings court. At the time of Islamic invasion, this group of people has to

leave the empire. The trading members of Devanga community, were able to lead the groupsof people in the telangana region towards all of their trading destinations. Many movedtowards the south(towards the river cauvery), due to the request from the royal community.This includes the major communities like Kannada Devangas and Lingayats.These kannada devangas as well as Lingayats due to their close association with telugudevangas and telegu was also predominantly spoken in the region, were using the end slangfor respect as andda instead of Ree (a need of the day for the effective business). This

group of kannada devanga where ever they moved, they moved together. Even today thisgroup of kannada devangas does not conduct any festival without the consultation ofLingayats from both with in and outside, due to their very high respect to telenganaLingayats.These Lingayats of south lives as Lingayats with in the Devanga community and alsomaintains separate identity by having links with Lingayats of karnataka. Off all the groups

moved in all the directions in many a place Lingayats and devangas had close association butlive as separate groups.



[edit] Geographic distributionPeople of the same caste have different names in different states; Devangas are found in thestates of Assam, UP, MP, HP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhrapradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Naduand Kerala. Today many languages are spoken by Devanga people. Accordingly, they call

themselves as Kannada Devanga and Telugu Devanga.There is no Tamil Devanga as such.Some even speak Marathi in parts of Maharastra. Devangas are found in most of the Indianstates.There is also a large Kannada speaking community of Kannada Devangas in Tamil Nadu aremainly based in Kullichettipatti,Chinnalapatti, T.Kunnathur, Salem, Theni, Palanichettipatti(pcpatti),Theni, Bodinayakanur,Kambam, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore,

Komarapalayam, Pallipalayam,Erode, Dindugal, Aruppukottai, Sulakkarai,Madurai,sankaralingapuram, Chennai and Virudhunagar. In Kerala, Kannada Devangas areconcentrated in a few villages ,prominently in Kuthampully (Thrissur dist), also in villages,Karimpuzha, Kallanchira, Vallangi- Nemmara, all in Palghat dist, in pockets of Chittur(Palghat dist)& Kasaragode towns.In Karnataka they are predominantly present in Kollegal,Dodda Ballapur, Bangalore,Mangalore,Mysore, Davangere, Chitradurga, shivamogga,Hubli/Dharwad, Rabkavi, Rampur, Banahatti, Jamkhandi,Bagalkot,Bellary and Belagaum. As

per information passed from their ancestors, it was said that they had migrated from Mysorezone, when these areas were under the rule of King Chikka Chamaraja Wadayar of Mysore(around 1660 CE). The migration is said to be due to incompatible sultanate culture and thebitter experiences the community faced in the Vijayanagara empire (1560 AD). Thesemigrations took place in batches after batches, which has branched itself; some on thenorthern side of the Kaveri River, some on the southern side of the Kaveri and some towardsthe western coasts, including the present regions of south-western Karnataka and northern

Kerala, looking for culturally safe and protective settlement. The high influence of local socialstructures, local languages, and lack of Kannada literacy has brought in many variations,including the accent among many groups. Their kula devatha(family deity) is GoddessChamundeshwari, which is also the family deity of the Mysore dynasty.Also, in Karnataka a Malayali weavers caste called Chaliya officially identifies itself asDevanga. However, culturally they differ completely from Kannada Devangas as the later is

patriarchal and Chaliyas are matrilineal and primarily goddess worshipers.There are 101 sub sects.Some of the prominent sub sects are Ladhegar, Balithars, Siddhukoluthar, Yenthelar, Kappelar, Iremaneru, Kal Kotlar, Chinnu Kotlar, Kanjil Kudithars,Segunthalars,Ampukollars, Sevvelars,Anilar etc.The Balithar sub sect people can marry anyof the other 100 sub sects people.Some of the Devangas (Sects like Ladhegar, Balithar, Kappelar Ship-goers) were traders.Ladhegars more in number and powerfull subsect with most of them in high power in

TamilNadu.They having first preferences to do pooja in Sri Ramalinga Devi Temples. Someof them were tax-collectors in Kollegal during Tipu Sultan Days. This association could be the

reason that the Chowdeshwari temples Kalasams have a half moon and a star.

Like in old days men are married at a very late age, like 30. Women attain good educationeven today, hence the family have good growth.

Some schools in Tamilnadu were constructed by Devanga community people and even todayassociations (Narpani Mandrams) of youngsters are running good schools.

[edit] Trivia



Devangas, along with other weaver communities, held good appointments during

Vijayanagar King Krishnadevarayas rule.North Karnataka Devangas are primarily cotton or Khan weavers, whereas south Karnataka

Devangas primarily manufacture silk sarees, including both pure and art silk. This is due totheir association with Sourashtrams (primarily silk traders) when they were in Mysore. It

was also said that Saurashtrians migrated from Saurashtra, part of Gujarat/Maharashtra, andsettled down in the places where Devangas settled due to their business relationships. Even

today we can notice the presence of Saurashtrians in most of the places where Devangas had

settled, especially in Madurai and Salem.Food habits of Devangas also change from place to place. Some of the Devanga communities

are vegetarians. The tradition of yagnopaveeta among the brahmans was derived fromdevangas.

Salem and Komaraplayam Devanga Chettiars are known for their non-vegetarian cuisines.[edit] Associations

The international Devanga community has headquartered in Karnataka.Kannada Devanaga

yuvaka sanga has office in lakkasandra bangalore (near to the Sri Ramalinga Chowedeshwaridevestana)Andra Pradesh in North America have formed the Andhra Devanga Sangam Of

North America (ADSONA).Tamilnadu Telugu Devangar International Online Society.

Karavai Devanga Samaja has its offices in Bangalore. Its members are from the Devanga

community from the coastal regions of Karnataka and Kerala[edit] Devanga marriages

Devanga marriages are like most Hindu marriages in the south with only subtle differences.Devangas generally have sangas or marriage consultants who will have the list of prospective

brides and grooms. Most of the devanga marriages are arranged marriages. Generally it is theparents of the groom or bride who search for the prospective partner for their children. The

groom or bride generally gives an opinion as to the qualities, education, occupation etc. they

would like to see in the future partner.Once the parents shortlist the girl or boy, horoscope matching is done with the help of an

astrologer. Once the matching is agreed by the astrologer, a meeting of the prospective boyand girl is arranged over a cup of tea or coffee. Boy and girl exchange their views and if

agreed to by both boy and girl a date is fixed for the engagement, which is a small ceremony,generally held at the girls house, wherein relatives of both boy and girl are present. If there

are space constraints, the ceremony is held in a hotel or marriage hall. Ring is exchanged after

engagement. As among Hindus in general, premarital sex is not permitted.The marriage date is fixed on the day of engagement. Marriages are generally held at

marriage halls, or choultries as they are popularly called. Marriages are elaborateceremonies lasting two to three days. (Due to rising costs, it is nowadays usually restricted to

two days.) On the day prior to the wedding day, the bride arrives at the marriage hall. Sheseeks the blessings of the god. Then rituals will start.

The first of the rituals is harisna, wherein the brides hands and feet are massaged with

turmeric mixed with oil by all the married ladies. This is followed by the bangle ceremony,wherein new bangles specially brought by the banglewoman to the occasion are worn by all

the ladies. This is followed by a nice bath, and other rituals continue whole night.On the morning of the next day, the groom goes to temple with dhoti and umbrella for a



ritual called kashiyatra wherein he is intercepted by the parents of the bride and his feet iswashed by the girls parents on a silver plate. After this ritual, the groom moves to the

marriage hall for the all-important sacred thread tying (mangal sutra) which marks theculmination of bachelorhood and entering into married life. This is followed by lunch to all

the invitees. In the evening a reception is arranged wherein the bride and bridegroomsit/stand on a podium. All the invitees greet the newlywed couples. This is followed by

dinner.

The couple stays together till they die. Divorces are few or unheard of as of now.[edit] Prominent Persons

Colonel K. Ramaswamy , Indian Army.Umashree, Well-known Theater & Film Artist, Former Member of Karnataka Legislative

council.Kannada Actress Arthy

Kannada Actor Srinivas Murthy

Ashok Sri Kandan Theatre, ElampillaiDanavira : Shree C.V MURUTY

Ln.J.Ramalingam MA BSc.President of Ramalinga SowdeswariArakattalai,Pudhusampalli,Mettur dam

Sir Thiyagarayar: Late Mayor of Chennai (T. Nagar area in Chennai, is named after him)[edit] Sri Chowdeswari Temples

The most famous Godess Chowdeswari temple is situated near Mysore in Chamundi

hills(name derived from Chamundeswari).Chamundeswari_Temple

Many tempels were created centuries ago as people migrate and settle down in secure places.The temple management runs through the biggest family then.

Such a centuries old Temple of Sri Chowdeswari is located in Tiruppur in the villageKanakkampalayam, where many families are still following the family job (Weaving).

Beautiful Sri Ramalinga Chowedeshwari Temple is situated in bangalore (laksandra)[near to

NATIONAL DAIRY BANGALORE].The temple contains the gods like Sri Sri RamalingaChowedeshwari,ganesha,subriyamanya,ramalinga swamy,devala

dasamaya,guru(pragaspathi).Sri Ramalinga Sowdambikai Amman temple is also located at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, in

the heart of the city. It is one of the most prominent temples in Coimbatore region. The

temple is known for its one-of-a-kind swords festival where hundreds and thousands ofdevotees participate in a long procession.

Sri Ramalinga Chowedeshwari temple is also sutiated in the Hosa Road that is in the thehosour main road Bangalore .Lots of families who are following weaving in the area like Hosa

Road and Garvebhavipalaya(hosour main road,Bangalore).History of Devanga

Devanga is a sub-caste in Hinduism. They were one of the weaving castes in India. This page mainly

deals with Devangas of Karnataka.

Origins

Devangas are of Brahmanical origin. They are Prakrut Brahmins (meaning brahmins by birth). The



Devangas are of Brahmanical origin. They are Prakrut Brahmins (meaning brahmins by birth). The

majority of them are weavers of silk and cotton clothes.

There were also famous Devang kings like Boja Raja of Ujjain (Uttar Pradesh, India). Many were alsowarriors during Vijayanagar times, according to warrior stones found in Hampi, Karnataka. Their

native state was the kingdom of Ujjain where even to this day they form the major community. Theirchief deity is Chowdeshwari(Chamundeshwari).They are Typical Kshatriyas of South and can be

compared with the Rajput and Thakur of North.

As is typical with other castes, Devangas became an endogamous unit of weavers, either due to caste

rules or due to typical social conditions of India.

Myth of origin

Devangas trace the origin of their weaving tradition to a sage called Devala Maharshi. According totradition, Devala Maharishi was the first person to weave the cotton cloth and to give it to Lord Shiva,

who up until this time had been using animal skin. When Devala was taking the cloth to the king,demons came to attack him. Goddess Chowdeshwari (Chamundeshwari,a form of Durga,a warrior

Goddess created by the Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra, to fight the demon Mahishasura), perchedon a lion, fought and vanquished the demons so that Devala Maharishi could give the cloth to the king.

[citation needed].The woven clothes were taken to Lord Shiva. Check Devanga Purana.

Sects

Devanga was originally divided into two groups, the gandoru and namdoru. There were Saivite and

Vaishnavite divisions among Devangas in the old days. Every one of the warrior sub sect have a swordin their homes. After the decline they settled in all parts of TamilNadu. Devanga Literacy in

TamilNadu is High about 75% of them are doctors, Engineers and also in Leading GovernmentPositions.

source: Rigveda Devanga (Div am ga) was the first ever Bhramin who (OHM) comes to this world togive clothes to human beings Thiruvalluvar in his eighth poem says one cannot reachPARAMAPATHA until one surrendered to this Bhramin(OHM).

Even to this day, the Devangas are either Saivites or Vaishnavites. In any Devanga marriage, bride andgroom should not belong to the same sect (Saivite or Vaishnavite).For finding origin we have to exploreRIG VEDA and history of Gayatri Peeda at Hampi from Vedic age which was started by Lord Shiva to

SPREAD DEVALA Dharma throughout the world asper Sreepathy Panditha. Moreover the Psupathaof Laguleesa emerges and more Hindu divisions like Kasmira Shaiva were created by so many Saintsbased different areas.

Devanga and Lingayat

Lingayats were the most influential group in Vijayanagara empire. The Lingayats of the western

telangana region were the kannada speakers. The Kannada Devanga and Kannada Lingayats wereclosely associated. Since telangana Lingayats are very highly disciplined and talented, Devangas had a



very high respect on them and in fact considered them as a part of their community. At that time theDevangas of the telanga region are vaishnavites. Devangas regarded the Lingayats as shaivites andcalled them Lingayats.

This group of telangana Lingayats served the Vijaya empire in all disciplines and as well as were theclose associates to the King in all ways. Due to this relationship Devangas were able to find a place inthe Kings court. At the time of Islamic invasion, this group of people has to leave the empire. The

trading members of Devanga community, were able to lead the groups of people in the telanganaregion towards all of their trading destinations. Many moved towards the south(towards the rivercauvery), due to the request from the royal community. This includes the major communities like

Kannada Devangas and Lingayats.

These kannada devangas as well as Lingayats due to their close association with telugu devangas andtelegu was also predominantly spoken in the region, were using the end slang for respect as andda

instead of Ree (a need of the day for the effective business). This group of kannada devanga whereever they moved, they moved together. Even today this group of kannada devangas does not conductany festival without the consultation of Lingayats from both with in and outside, due to their very high

respect to telengana Lingayats.

These Lingayats of south lives as Lingayats with in the Devanga community and also maintainsseparate identity by having links with Lingayats of karnataka. Off all the groups moved in all the

directions in many a place Lingayats and devangas had close association but live as separate groups.

Geographic distribution

People of the same caste have different names in different states; Devangas are found in the states ofAssam, UP, MP, HP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhrapradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.Today many languages are spoken by Devanga people. Accordingly, they call themselves as Kannada

Devanga and Telugu Devanga.There is no Tamil Devanga as such. Some even speak Marathi in partsof Maharastra. Devangas are found in most of the Indian states.

There is also a large Kannada speaking community of Kannada Devangas in Tamil Nadu are mainly

based in Kullichettipatti,Chinnalapatti, T.Kunnathur, Salem, Theni, Palanichettipatti (pcpatti),Theni,Bodinayakanur,Kambam, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, Komarapalayam,Pallipalayam,Erode, Dindugal, Aruppukottai, Sulakkarai, Madurai,sankaralingapuram, Chennai andVirudhunagar. In Kerala, Kannada Devangas are concentrated in a few villages ,prominently in

Kuthampully (Thrissur dist), also in villages ,Karimpuzha, Kallanchira, Vallangi- Nemmara, all inPalghat dist, in pockets of Chittur (Palghat dist)& Kasaragode towns.In Karnataka they arepredominantly present in Kollegal, Dodda Ballapur, Bangalore,Mangalore,Mysore, Davangere,

Chitradurga, shivamogga, Hubli/Dharwad, Rabkavi, Rampur, Banahatti, Jamkhandi,Bagalkot,Bellaryand Belagaum. As per information passed from their ancestors, it was said that they had migratedfrom Mysore zone, when these areas were under the rule of King Chikka Chamaraja Wadayar of

Mysore (around 1660 CE). The migration is said to be due to incompatible sultanate culture and thebitter experiences the community faced in the Vijayanagara empire (1560 AD). These migrations tookplace in batches after batches, which has branched itself; some on the northern side of the Kaveri River,some on the southern side of the Kaveri and some towards the western coasts, including the present

regions of south-western Karnataka and northern Kerala, looking for culturally safe and protective



settlement. The high influence of local social structures, local languages, and lack of Kannada literacyhas brought in many variations, including the accent among many groups. Their kula devatha(family

deity) is Goddess Chamundeshwari, which is also the family deity of the Mysore dynasty.

Also, in Karnataka a Malayali weavers caste called Chaliya officially identifies itself as Devanga.However, culturally they differ completely from Kannada Devangas as the later is patriarchal and

Chaliyas are matrilineal and primarily goddess worshipers.

There are 101 sub sects.Some of the prominent sub sects are Ladhegar, Balithars, Siddhu koluthar,Yenthelar, Kappelar, Iremaneru, Kal Kotlar, Chinnu Kotlar, Kanjil Kudithars,

Segunthalars,Ampukollars, Sevvelars,Anilar etc.The Balithar sub sect people can marry any of theother 100 sub sects people.

Some of the Devangas (Sects like Ladhegar, Balithar, Kappelar Ship-goers) were traders. Ladhegarsmore in number and powerfull subsect with most of them in high power in TamilNadu.They havingfirst preferences to do pooja in Sri Ramalinga Devi Temples. Some of them were tax-collectors inKollegal during Tipu Sultan Days. This association could be the reason that the Chowdeshwari temples

Kalasams have a half moon and a star.

Like in old days men are married at a very late age, like 30. Women attain good education even today,

hence the family have good growth.

Some schools in Tamilnadu were constructed by Devanga community people and even todayassociations (Narpani Mandrams) of youngsters are running good schools.

Trivia

Devangas, along with other weaver communities, held good appointments during Vijayanagar King

Krishnadevarayas rule.

North Karnataka Devangas are primarily cotton or Khan weavers, whereas south Karnataka Devangasprimarily manufacture silk sarees, including both pure and art silk. This is due to their association with

Sourashtrams (primarily silk traders) when they were in Mysore. It was also said that Saurashtriansmigrated from Saurashtra, part of Gujarat/Maharashtra, and settled down in the places whereDevangas settled due to their business relationships. Even today we can notice the presence of

Saurashtrians in most of the places where Devangas had settled, especially in Madurai and Salem.

Food habits of Devangas also change from place to place. Some of the Devanga communities arevegetarians. The tradition of yagnopaveeta among the brahmans was derived from devangas.

Salem and Komaraplayam Devanga Chettiars are known for their non-vegetarian cuisines.

Associations

The international Devanga community has headquartered in Karnataka.Kannada Devanaga yuvakasanga has office in lakkasandra bangalore (near to the Sri Ramalinga Chowedeshwari

devestana)Andra Pradesh in North America have formed the Andhra Devanga Sangam Of NorthAmerica (ADSONA).



Tamilnadu Telugu Devangar International Online Society.

Karavai Devanga Samaja has its offices in Bangalore. Its members are from the Devanga communityfrom the coastal regions of Karnataka and Kerala

Devanga marriages

Devanga marriages are like most Hindu marriages in the south with only subtle differences. Devangasgenerally have sangas or marriage consultants who will have the list of prospective brides and grooms.

Most of the devanga marriages are arranged marriages. Generally it is the parents of the groom orbride who search for the prospective partner for their children. The groom or bride generally gives anopinion as to the qualities, education, occupation etc. they would like to see in the future partner.

Once the parents shortlist the girl or boy, horoscope matching is done with the help of an astrologer.Once the matching is agreed by the astrologer, a meeting of the prospective boy and girl is arrangedover a cup of tea or coffee. Boy and girl exchange their views and if agreed to by both boy and girl a

date is fixed for the engagement, which is a small ceremony, generally held at the girls house, whereinrelatives of both boy and girl are present. If there are space constraints, the ceremony is held in a hotelor marriage hall. Ring is exchanged after engagement. As among Hindus in general, premarital sex is

not permitted.

The marriage date is fixed on the day of engagement. Marriages are generally held at marriage halls,or choultries as they are popularly called. Marriages are elaborate ceremonies lasting two to three

days. (Due to rising costs, it is nowadays usually restricted to two days.) On the day prior to thewedding day, the bride arrives at the marriage hall. She seeks the blessings of the god. Then rituals willstart.

The first of the rituals is harisna, wherein the brides hands and feet are massaged with turmeric mixedwith oil by all the married ladies. This is followed by the bangle ceremony, wherein new banglesspecially brought by the banglewoman to the occasion are worn by all the ladies. This is followed by a

nice bath, and other rituals continue whole night.

On the morning of the next day, the groom goes to temple with dhoti and umbrella for a ritual calledkashiyatra wherein he is intercepted by the parents of the bride and his feet is washed by the girls

parents on a silver plate. After this ritual, the groom moves to the marriage hall for the all-importantsacred thread tying (mangal sutra) which marks the culmination of bachelorhood and entering intomarried life. This is followed by lunch to all the invitees. In the evening a reception is arranged wherein

the bride and bridegroom sit/stand on a podium. All the invitees greet the newlywed couples. This isfollowed by dinner.

The couple stays together till they die. Divorces are few or unheard of as of now.

Prominent Persons

Colonel K. Ramaswamy , Indian Army.

Umashree, Well-known Theater & Film Artist, Former Member of Karnataka Legislative council.



Kannada Actress Arthy

Kannada Actor Srinivas Murthy

Ashok Sri Kandan Theatre, Elampillai

Danavira : Shree C.V MURUTY

Ln.J.Ramalingam MA BSc.President of Ramalinga Sowdeswari Arakattalai,Pudhusampalli,Metturdam

Sir Thiyagarayar: Late Mayor of Chennai (T. Nagar area in Chennai, is named after him)

Sri Chowdeswari Temples

The most famous Godess Chowdeswari temple is situated near Mysore in Chamundi hills(name derived

from Chamundeswari).

Chamundeswari_Temple

Many tempels were created centuries ago as people migrate and settle down in secure places. Thetemple management runs through the biggest family then.

Such a centuries old Temple of Sri Chowdeswari is located in Tiruppur in the villageKanakkampalayam, where many families are still following the family job (Weaving).

Beautiful Sri Ramalinga Chowedeshwari Temple is situated in bangalore (laksandra)[near to

NATIONAL DAIRY BANGALORE].The temple contains the gods like Sri Sri RamalingaChowedeshwari,ganesha,subriyamanya,ramalinga swamy,devala dasamaya,guru(pragaspathi).

Sri Ramalinga Sowdambikai Amman temple is also located at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, in the heart of

the city. It is one of the most prominent temples in Coimbatore region. The temple is known for its one-of-a-kind swords festival where hundreds and thousands of devotees participate in a long procession.

Sri Ramalinga Chowedeshwari temple is also sutiated in the Hosa Road that is in the the hosour mainroad Bangalore .Lots of families who are following weaving in the area like Hosa Road andGarvebhavipalaya(hosour main road,Bangalore).



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19 comments on Devanga Purana

senthil kumar balasubramaniam on September 29, 2011 at 2:26 PM said:thanks a lot to the writer for such a great effort.

I wud like to see some more hirtorical data.

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appena chetansharma on September 24, 2011 at 1:17 PM said:great information thank u

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appena chetansharma on September 24, 2011 at 1:16 PM said:thanks 4 information

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appena chetansharma on September 24, 2011 at 1:15 PM said:thank u very much to information of my community

Replyvaramurthy on September 13, 2011 at 2:35 PM said:hi,your not mentioned Telugu speaking devanga peoples living in tamilnadu and andhra mainly

Chennai arani kumarapeta madarapakkam padirivedu manellore .anakaputhur kundrathurpammal in TN satyavedu sullurpet naidupet kalahasti varadhaiah palayam andagundala and somany areas in both days .our oeoples have surnames and gothras we are having gayathri

(jathyam) after marriages

ReplyShrinivas on July 19, 2011 at 12:38 PM said:

Great History of Devangas . Actually i didnot know so much things of my Caste . I stay in

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Great History of Devangas . Actually i didnot know so much things of my Caste . I stay inMangalore (Karnataka) . Where my mother tongue is Kannada but its mostly different from

Karnataka Kannadigas. Its said Old Kannada (Hale Kannada) what we speak . There are lot ofpeople of Kannada Devangas in Mangalore but before 40 years everyone migrated from TamilNadu its said . So do i belong to Tamilian or Kannadiga . Please clarify . My Sub- Caste name is (Kal Kottlar).

Replymegha devang on July 15, 2011 at 3:30 PM said:great to know about the information as i am a devangan..

Replymegha devang on July 15, 2011 at 3:29 PM said:great to know this information as i am a devangan.

Replyn.s.kumar .kurma on July 10, 2011 at 1:08 AM said:congratulations to aurther

we are very great full we are the only one ancient caste i think we are 5% of in Indian population .but who is the person take responsibility. like a Gandhi.who who who?. and also everyperson name end put a deviating. like my name is N.S.Kumar now n.s.kumardevang.

N.S.KumarDevang.

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harish on May 29, 2011 at 9:15 PM said:i want to know more my name is harish from bangalore give me more details

Replybaskaran on May 1, 2011 at 9:19 PM said:hello iam baskaran from calicut kerala, realy happy to view our community details and iaminterested in participate in all our events kindly inform. mobile 9447220218

ReplyArun Kumar on January 5, 2011 at 4:11 PM said:I am Arunkumar from Mysore Dist. Karnataka State.I read your paragraphs, I get some more information about my community.Please add some more details about POOJA of Chowdeshwariand add the symbol of devanga (nandi with dhwaja) community. & photographs also.

ReplyRamu Rasa on October 4, 2010 at 2:18 PM said:hi, thanks, i am basically a hindu devanga, but as i was born and brought up in armoor, Dist:nizamabad, andhrapradehs, if u dont mind. i need all devanga gotras with surenames. thanks.send very soon to my email. thanks/



Replykanakeshwar devangan on August 26, 2010 at 2:35 AM said:hi, thanks, i am basically a hindu devanga, but as i was born and brought up in gujarat,i had veyless knowledge on ma community.thanks for the information, but no where u had mentioned thereal tradition of putting poonool or in hindi we say janoeepleasedo also provide moreinformation on that practice which is still a real sign for devangas as they beleive or to say i have

seen it so.

ReplyKarthigeyan on July 11, 2010 at 5:40 PM said:Historical information is great

Replykarimpuzha raju on July 1, 2010 at 3:43 PM said:

congratulations to writer.more helpful knowledge to new generations

ReplyK S Senthil kumar on June 5, 2010 at 2:56 PM said:Excellent!! The author has put full efforts to create the data. Also i want to add some more info. Thekannada devanga peoples ard living more in Pollachi,Negamam,Udumalai taluk the villages areKullakkapalayam, Kaliannan pudur, Pothanoor, Vakkampalayam, Uthukkuli,

Udukkampalayam, Malayandipattinam and nearby Villages

ReplyS.Sampath on November 13, 2009 at 8:11 PM said:Highly informative writeup. Congrats to th writer.

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dkviews on September 5, 2010 at 12:43 AM said:it would be great if you can type in english. unfortunately i dont read and write kannada

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