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Devanga

Devanga (also known as Lingayat Devanga, Devanga Shetty, Devanga Chettiar) is a Hindu caste from South India that traditionally followed the occupation of textile merchandise, weaving and farming mostly found in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Odisha.

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Origin and culture

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Punishment for inter-caste marriage

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Classification
Backward caste
Languages
Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Tulu, Konkani
Populated states
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha
Related groups
Padmashali
Religions
Mostly Lingayat sect of Hinduism

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Origin and culture

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Devanga

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples83
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

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related to Further reading · 24
Devanga → Asian Studies, Cambridge University Press, Colonial Economy, February, ISBN, JSTOR, Kings, Litigation, Media, Merchants, Parthasarathi, Personal Mobility, Prasannan, Robert, S2CID, South India, Strategy, The Case, The Journal, The Transition
related to Origin and culture · 17
Devanga → Andhra Pradesh, Body, Brahmin, Devala, Devanga Purana, Devangas, God, Hindu, However, Karnataka, Sanskrit, Sanskritic, Shudra, Tamil Nadu, The, They, Vijayanagara Empire
related to Religion · 16
Devanga → Basava, Brahmins, Devangas, During, However, Padmashali, Padmashalis, Shaivite Lingayatism, The, There, Vaishnavs, Veerashaiva, Veerashaivas, Veerashaivism, Viramustis, While
related to Devanga Purana · 10
Devanga → Andhra, Around, Bhadralinga Kavi, Devanga Purana, Devangas, Godavari, He, Sanskrtize Devangas, Telugu, The Godavari Devangas
related to Punishment for inter-caste marriage · 8
Devanga → Ajjampura, Belagur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, In, Karnataka, Shivani, The
Classification · 1
Devanga → Backward caste
Languages · 1
Devanga → Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Tulu, Konkani
Populated states · 1
Devanga → Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha
Related groups · 1
Devanga → Padmashali
Religions · 1
Devanga → Mostly Lingayat sect of Hinduism

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caste karnataka andhra tamil nadu weaving also hindu people pradesh lingayat kerala odisha devangas south godavari states purana occupation mostly

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DevangaClassificationBackward caste1.00infobox
DevangaLanguagesKannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Tulu, Konkani1.00infobox
DevangaPopulated statesKarnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha1.00infobox
DevangaRelated groupsPadmashali1.00infobox
DevangaReligionsMostly Lingayat sect of Hinduism1.00infobox
Devangais aSanskrit word that means0.90text
that of Basavainstance ofthe Veerashaiva weavers supported anti-caste movements0.80text
loominginstance ofWeaving the loom is usually done by men whereas women dye the yarn and spin the thread and children assist tasks0.80text
Devangarelated to Devanga PuranaAround0.60section
Devangarelated to Devanga PuranaDevangas0.60section
Devangarelated to Devanga PuranaGodavari0.60section
Devangarelated to Devanga PuranaTelugu0.60section

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