Periyatambiran was a

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found in non-Agam village deities, In the eastern part of Sri Lanka, the worship of Periyathambiran is widespread. One of the 17 prisoners who settled in

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,Worshiped as the deity of the

Vannar Vannar is a Tamil caste found primarily in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and northeastern parts of Sri Lanka. The community has traditionally been involved in War. also agricultural workers They are in Tamil Nadu classified as Most Backward C ...

s Vegetarian. S. Thillainathan, "Hindu Culture in Batticaloa", Manimegalai Publication, First Edition (2006)

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