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- Tamil Hindus (Tamil: தமிழ் இந்துக்கள்) are the Tamil-speaking people who follow Hinduism. Hinduism was the first religion to reach the ancient Tamil kingdoms. Tamil Nadu is home to one of the largest functioning Hindu temples in the world. Tamil influence was one of the contributing factors in survival of Hinduism in Sri Lanka and its spreading in South East Asia. Before the Vedic period, many of them followed the ancient Dravidian folk religion. The Hinduism practiced by Tamils today is a fusion of Vedic and Dravidian traditions. There are notable population of Tamil Hindus in Sri Lanka and in Indian states of Tamil Nadu, with small populations in Kerala and Karnataka. Though they are present in many countries as diaspora. During the Sri Lankan Civil War, many Tamils emigrated and Hindu temples were built abroad by the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora to maintain their religion, tradition and culture. (en)
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- * Adaviyar
* Ambattar
*Arya Vaishya
* Balija
* Bhuiya
* Boya
* Desikar
* Devanga
* Devendrakula Velalar
**Kudumbar
**Kadaiyar
**Kaladi
**Pallar
**Pannadi
**Vathiriyar
* Dhobi
* Domba
* Konar (caste)
* Mattukaran
* Mukkulathor, Thevar
** Kallar
** Agamudayar
**Maravar
* Nadar
**Nelamaikkarar
* Nalavar
* Karaiyar
* Paraiyar
** Sri Lankan Paraiyar
* Tamil Brahmins
** Ashtasahasram
** Hebbar Iyengar
** Iyengar
** Iyer
* Tamil Chettiar
* Vanniyar
* Vellalar
**Kongu Vellalar
** Chozhia Vellalar
** Thuluva Vellalar
** Ilankai Vellalar (en)
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- Celebrations of Murugan by French Tamils in Paris. (en)
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- Ganesh Paris 2004 DSC08471.JPG (en)
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- Hinduism (en)
- Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, Ayyavazhi, and folk religions (en)
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- Tamil Hindus (Tamil: தமிழ் இந்துக்கள்) are the Tamil-speaking people who follow Hinduism. Hinduism was the first religion to reach the ancient Tamil kingdoms. Tamil Nadu is home to one of the largest functioning Hindu temples in the world. Tamil influence was one of the contributing factors in survival of Hinduism in Sri Lanka and its spreading in South East Asia. Before the Vedic period, many of them followed the ancient Dravidian folk religion. The Hinduism practiced by Tamils today is a fusion of Vedic and Dravidian traditions. There are notable population of Tamil Hindus in Sri Lanka and in Indian states of Tamil Nadu, with small populations in Kerala and Karnataka. Though they are present in many countries as diaspora. During the Sri Lankan Civil War, many Tamils emigrated and Hindu t (en)
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