The local tradition believes in cremating the dead. This goes back to the belief that the human body is made up of the five elements

Saiva Bhanu Kshatriya Aruppukottai Nadars’ Uravinmurai Pothu Abiviruthi TrustSaiva Bhanu Kshatriya College, Aruppukottai, (Tamil Nadu), was established by Aruppukottai Nadars’ Uravinmurai Pothu Abiviruthi Trust in

With the physique of the nadars examined at Nazareth and Sawyerpuram in Tinnevelly, and their skill in physical exercises everyone was very much impressed more

Nadars’ caste fusion included major five sub-sects. They are the Manattan, Menattan, Kodikkal, Kavadipurattan and Pulukku Sanan.Various other minor sub sects were also integrated in

SivaRam balakrishnanIt is history that Christianity and Missionary Services have influenced in the improvement of the Nadars who embraced Christiany in Southern India. It appears

Under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, Madras State lost its western coastal districts. South Kanara District was ceded to Mysore state, and Malabar District

Northern Nadars:Prior to the northward migration of Shanars from Therilands to major settlements such as Sivakasi, Aruppukottai, Thirumangalam, Sathangudi, Palamedu and Palaympatti the bulk of