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State Motto. Vāymaiyē Vellum. வாய்மையே வெல்லும். Truth Alone Triumphs. Vaaymaiyae Vellum is a quote taken from the Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas is the Sanskrit to Tamil language translation of Satyameva Jayate, the National Motto of the Republic of India. State Anthem.
The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu manages and controls the temple administration within the state. The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act XXII of 1959 controls 36,425 temples, 56 mathas or religious orders (and 47 temples belonging to mathas), 1,721 specific endowments and 189 trusts.
Nadar (also referred to as Nadan, Shanar and Shanan) is a Tamil caste of India. Nadars are predominant in the districts of Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar. The Nadar community was not a single caste, but developed from an assortment of related subcastes, which in course of time came under the single banner Nadar.
Government of Tamil Nadu. Adopted. 1949. Shield. Srivilliputhur Andal temple. Motto. Vāymaiyē vellum. ("Truth Alone Triumphs", from Mundaka Upanishad) The Emblem of Tamil Nadu ( ISO: Tamiḻnāṭṭiṉ ciṉṉam) is the official state emblem of Tamil Nadu and is used as the official state symbol of the Government of Tamil Nadu .
226, V.P. Raman Salai, Royapettah, Chennai – 600014, Tamil Nadu, India. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( transl. All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation; abbr. AIADMK) is an Indian regional political party with great influence in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry.
Nattar. The institution of the nattar was well-defined. It was in charge of all matters pertaining to a village, including water-management. [1] It was noted that: "If ruling class is taken to mean those with the power and authority to manage community resources, then the nattar was this class in Tamil country". [2]
The Paadal Petra Sthalam ( Tamil: பாடல் பெற்ற தலங்கள் ), also known as Tevara Sthalam, are 276 [1] temples that are revered in the verses of Shaiva Nayanars in the 6th-9th century CE. The Divya Desams by comparison are the 108 Vishnu temples glorified in the poems of the contemporary Vaishnava Alvars of Tamil ...
Hinduism. Related ethnic groups. Tamil people, Dravidian people. The Nagarathar (also known as Nattukottai Chettiar) is a Tamil caste found native in Tamil Nadu, India. They are a Tamil mercantile community who are traditionally involved in commerce, banking and money lending. [2] They use the title Chettiar and are traditionally concentrated ...