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COMMUNAL IDENTITY OF THE THONDAIMANS IN KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT

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The Thondaiman community is one of the human resources of the Kanyakumari district. The Thondaimans are called 'Sunnambukkaran', a Tamil caste of lime burners. They are also said to be a branch of the Kallan's. Sunnambukaran is an occupational name of certain classes, who are employed as lime (chunam) burners. The Thondaimans are chieftains who ruled the region in and around Pudukottai from the 17th to the 20th century. The Thondaimans are the original inhabitants of Pudukottai or the Thondaiman’s country. They are said to have migrated from there to the southern regions of Tamil Nadu, i.e., Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts. They are also found in the Ramanathapuram and Madurai districts. They consider that they are the descendants of the Kings of Pudukkottai, whose family is Thondaiman. Like any other Hindus, Thondaimans also celebrated various ceremonies. They have temples in their villages. The important religious ceremonies of the Thondaiman take place under canopies made of leaves and branches of trees which are erected with much pomp and care in the courtyard or front of the principal entrance door of the house. Before the performance of any ceremony, the place where it is to take place must be purified. This is usually the duty of the woman, and the principal ingredients required are cow-dung and darbha grass. The Thondaimans are very simple in their dress. Their food is also very simple. The most important food item is rice. A very majority of people are poor, they live in mud-huts. All houses have Varandhas, Storeroom, Kitchen and Pooja room. Generally, idols and Portraits of Gods and Goddesses adorned the room. As regards the family life of Thondaiman, the head of the Thondaiman family is the "Father". A family seems to have been fairly large. However, the joint family system seems to have been the order of the day. Family ties between different branches seem to have been faintly strong.

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Thondaiman - Community – Inhabitants – Ramanathapuram – Pudukottai - Temples – Villages- Religious ceremonies – Performance – Ingredients – Family - Gods and Goddesses – Pooja – Acharya - Purohita

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"COMMUNAL IDENTITY OF THE THONDAIMANS IN KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no.1334-1342, November-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711208.pdf

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"COMMUNAL IDENTITY OF THE THONDAIMANS IN KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no. pp1334-1342, November-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711208.pdf

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Published Paper ID: JETIR1711208
Registration ID: 319429
Published In: Volume 4 | Issue 11 | Year November-2017
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Page No: 1334-1342
Country: -, -, India .
Area: Engineering
ISSN Number: 2349-5162
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