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Vallanattu Nagarathar (also known as Vallanattu Chettiar) are a community who have been classified in the state of Tamil Nadu as an Other Backward Class under India's system of positive discrimination. They migrated from Kaveripoompattinam (Poombukar) - an ancient town located on the east coast of Tamil Nadu, India — to the small village of Vallanadu, near to ThiruvaranKulam in Pudukkottai district. This Thiruvarankulam temple has build before 1000 years.
ThiruvaranKulam Temple is the main temple for Vallanattu Chettiar. "Udayathu kaatha" Udayappa chettiar formulated the arrangement in this temple, and that is followed till today by Vallanattu Chettiar.
Vallanattu Chettiar is having 12 village division and this village division are segregate as 3 Cheemai(Sectors) as below:
- Mel Mugham (Melacheemai)
- Nadu Mugam (Naducheemai)
- Keezh Mugam (Keelacheemai)
Publication related to this chettiars are
Traditional Look & Differences from other Chettiar
Vallanattu Chettiar have a derived way of look at olden days, as for men and women with big pendent rings on ears, the weight of that which enlarges the lobes of the ears. They celebrate Thiruvathirai, by making Sweet Adai (A type of Dosa) in different manner from others, a notified Kolam in their Pooja Room wall for prayers. Who are married and having wife will lit a lamp (Agal Vilakku) on Thai_Pongal celebration by building a sacred small temple as a traditional customs.