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Kurumba Gounder is a "shepherd" caste from the state of Tamil Nadu. Kurumba caste is also known by the names Kurumba, Kuruba, Kuruma, Kuruva, Pal, Gadariya etc.
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| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Tamil |
| Country | India |
| Original state | Tamil Nadu |
| Populated states | Major populace in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, Kerala and others |
| Region | South India |
| Related groups | Dravidian people |
A Hindu ceremony characteristic of the Kurumba Gounder are gatherings at a Mahalakshmi temple for a ceremony of supplication for health and success, during which coconuts are smashed on supplicants' heads.[1]kurumba Gounder people widely wear such unique mahalakshmi thali and pottu thali.
KINGS AND WARRIORS:
•kings from Pallava dynasity.
•Harihara1 and bukkaraya1(founder and emporers of vijayanagara empire).
•Komanda kurumba prabhu(founder and king of puzhal fort).
•Kottailinga kurumbar(senji fort king).
•Rajaveeravarma(king of malabarnadu).
•Kurumbaraja(king of kalvarayanmalai).
•Kurubaradhithar,Queen pottrinangai(rulers of sathyavedu).
•king Vaanan.
•kepichiammal(freedom fighter).
•Sangolli rayanna(18th century freedom fighter karnataka).
SAINTS:
•Perumizhalai kurumba nayanar(22nd of 63 Nayanmargal saints of hindusim).
•Kanaka dasa(kannada famous poet).
References
edit- ^ "Priests Crack Coconuts on Devotees' Heads". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 8 August 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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