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The Marakkars speak Malayalam in Kerala and Tamil in Tamil Nadu and both Tamil and Sinhala in Sri Lanka. [3] The community trace their ancestry to marriages between early Arab Muslim traders of the high seas and indigenous Paravar coastal women [4] on the Gulf of Mannar coast and with Mukkuvar coastal women. Arab traders have also married other ...
Hinduism. Pillaiyar Suḻi ( Tamil: பிள்ளையார் சுழி ), also rendered Ganesha's curl or Ganesha's circle, is a sacred textual symbol. It is dedicated to the Hindu deity Pillaiyar (Ganesha), who is ritually worshiped first with prayers for success and is used to symbolize an auspicious beginning. The symbol consists of ...
Tamil Muslims are Tamils who practise Islam. The community is 6 million in India, primarily in the state of Tamil Nadu where 90% of the Muslim community identified themselves as Tamils. [1] [2] In Tamil Nadu, the majority of Tamil-speaking Muslims belong to the Rowthers Community while other Muslims live in coastal Tamil Nadu. There is a ...
The Nachiarkoil lamp, also called Annam lamp or Nachiarkoil Kuthuvilakku, is an ornamental brass lamp made of series of diyas, a handicraft product which is exclusively made by Kammalar community in Natchiarkoil town in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [2] [3] The lamp, which is hollow cast, is made in different sizes and consists of four parts which are ...
Abdul Rahman (born 1959) - Lok Sabha member for the Indian Union Muslim League 2009-2014. J. M. Aaroon Rashid (born 1950) - former member of the Parliament of India, representing the Theni Lok Sabha constituency. A. Anwar Rhazza - former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. M. Muhammad Ismail Sahib (1896—1972) - Founder of the ...
Kolam ( Tamil: கோலம், Malayalam: കോലം, Kannada: ರಂಗೋಲೆ ), also known as Muggu ( Telugu: ముగ్గు ), Tarai Alangaram ( Tamil: தரை அலங்காரம்) and Rangoli ( Kannada: ರಂಗೋಲೆ) is a form of traditional decorative art that is drawn by using rice flour as per age-old ...
Mudaliar. Mudaliar (alternatively spelled: Muthaliar, Mudali, Muthali ) is a Tamil title and surname. [ 1] As title, it was historically given to high-ranking officers, administrators and their descendants during the rule of Imperial Cholas. [ 2][ 3] The surname is most prevalent among Tamils from Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
Labbay is derived from the Arabic phrase Labbay'k ( Arabic : لبیک ), which means - Here I am. Labbay is a surname for Arwi (tamil - arabic) speaking muslims in the Coastal places especially Kayalpattinam, Adirampattinam, Kilakarai and Sri Lanka and many other coastal villages in Tamilnadu. Labbays identify as descendants of Arab traders who ...