• Karaiyar is a Sri Lankan Tamil caste found mainly on the northern and eastern coastal areas of Sri Lanka, and globally among the Tamil diaspora. They are...
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    have background in the wealthier enterprising section of the Karaiyars. The word "Karaiyar" is derived from the Tamil language words karai ("coast" or...
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    Papanasam Dam (redirect from Karaiyar Dam)
    The Papanasam dam also known as Karaiyar Dam is located 49 kilometres (30 mi) away from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India. The dam is used to irrigate 86...
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  • colloquial known as Karaiyar in the Thanjavur district, which is also the term of one of the subcaste of the community. Karaiyar means "coast people"...
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    tributaries Peyar, Ullar, Pambar before it flows into the Karaiyar Dam reservoir, where it meets Karaiyar. The river forms the Paanatheertham waterfalls, 40...
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    of the old Kingdom of Kuru in Northern India. The Tamil equivalent is Karaiyar. Both groups are also known as the Kurukula (Kuru clan). The last mass...
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  • about the sanctioned rice. That night, he starts to smuggle the rice via Karaiyar instead of the usual route via Sengottai, but the lorries are waylaid and...
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  • Mundhunthurai reserve forest in a dense jungle which is between Papanasam and Karaiyar Dam in Tamil Nadu. It is located 12 km from Papanasam and 61 km from Thirunelveli...
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  • Gadananathi River Dam, Rice Research Station of TNAU, Papanasam Dam, Karaiyar Dam, Singampatti Zamin palace, Servalar Dam, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger...
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    His reign was secured with military forces from the Thanjavur Nayaks and Karaiyar captains. He was defeated by the Portuguese in 1619 and was taken to Goa...
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