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  1. Vellalar

    Vellalar is a generic Tamil term used primarily by various castes who traditionally pursued agriculture as a profession in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and northeastern parts of Sri Lanka. According to Tamil scholar Maraimalai Adigal, the Vellalar identity was a way of life and people of any caste or creed could become a Vellalar.Some of the communities that identify themselves as a Vellalar are the numerically strong Arunattu Vellalar, Chozhia Vellalar, Devendrakula Vellalar, Karkarthar Vellalar, Kongu Vellalar, Saiva Vellalar, Thuluva Vellalar and Sri Lankan Vellalar. Despite being a relatively lowly group, they were dominant communities in Tamil agrarian societies for 600 years until the decline of the Chola empire in the 13th century, with their chieftains able to practise state-level political authority after winning the support and legitimisation of Brahmins and other higher-ranked communities with grants of land and honours.

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  1. vellalarverb

    An aristocratic caste that claims they originated from the Kshatriya Velir kings. A member of the Landed gentry community in Tamilnadu and Srilanka

    Vellalar is a group of landed gentry castes

    Etymology: Vellalar means landed gentry


    Submitted by Pillai76 on December 26, 2022  


  2. vellalarnoun

    Landlords, Petty chiefs, Rulers, Chola commanders, Elite class, Non-Brahmin upper caste

    That land belongs to Vellalar. Vellalars are descendants of Chola.

    Etymology: Vel - land, rule, authority. alar - the one who belongs to or owns. The meaning comes with landlord and rulers.


    Submitted by Anthro452 on August 15, 2022  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Vellalar in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Vellalar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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