Udayar (caste)

Title in Indian caste system

This article is about the Indian caste. For other uses, see Udayar.

Udayar

Religions| Hinduism, Christianity
Languages| Tamil
Country| India
Populated states| Tamil Nadu
Related groups| Tamil people

The Udayar is a title used by multiple caste in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.[1]

## Religion

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In Ramnad and the nearby areas of Pudukottai, Madurai, Salem, Namakkal, Tanjore and Trichy, they and their two fellow Maravar caste groups are prominent in their cult worship of the shrine at Oriyur that commemorates John de Britto, a 17th-century Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr. Raj says, "A notable feature of the Britto cult is that it is centered around caste identities rather than religious affiliation", and thus members of the caste-group, irrespective of their religious affiliation regard Britto as their clan-deity.[2]

Some Udayars are Roman Catholic Christians.[3][2]

## References

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1. ^ "List of Backward Classes Approved".
2. ^ a b Raj, Selva J.; Dempsey, Corinne G. (24 October 2002). Popular Christianity in India: Riting Between the Lines. State University of New York Press. p. 87\. doi:10.2307/jj.18252364.9. ISBN 978-0791455203.
3. ^ Palanithurai, Ganapathy; Ragupathy, Varadarajan (2008). Communities Panchayats and Governance at Grassroots. Concept Publishing Company. p. 138\. ISBN 9788180695636. Retrieved 1 May 2012.