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- Vadama abstract "Vadama (Tamil: வடமா) meaning "Northerners" are a sub-sect of the Iyer community of Tamil Brahmins. While some believe that their name is an indication of the fact that they were the most recent Brahmin migrants to the Tamil country others interpret the usage of the term "Vadama" as a reference to their strict adherence to the Sanskrit language and Vedic rituals which are of northerly origin . It may also be possible that Vadamas may be Brahmins whose origins lie in the Dravida region of northern Tamil Nadu. Like other Iyer communities, they follow the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankara. A significant proportion of the Vadama community adopted Vaishnavism, and are thus believed to have given rise to the Vadagalai Iyengar community. The oldest historical references to Vadamas date from the first millennium AD. A large number of Vadamas migrated to Kerala during the medieval period, so that Vadamas along with the Brahacharnam form the majority of the Kerala Iyer community. A section of the Vadama community also migrated north to the Telugu country and Maharashtra where they were known as "Dravidas".Vadamas have a martial tradition unlike most other Iyer communities. They are believed to have been the protectors of Brahmin villages or agraharams and served as administrators and advisors to Tamil and Telugu kings during the medieval and early modern period.".
- Vadama language Brahmin_Tamil.
- Vadama populationPlace Andhra_Pradesh.
- Vadama populationPlace Kerala.
- Vadama populationPlace Tamil_Nadu.
- Vadama related Deshastha_Brahmin.
- Vadama related Iyer.
- Vadama related Tamils.
- Vadama related Vadakalai.
- Vadama religion Hinduism.
- Vadama wikiPageExternalLink life.htm.
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- Vadama wikiPageRevisionID "682734270".
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- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Adil_Shahi.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Adil_Shahi_dynasty.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Aditya_I.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Advaita.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Advaita_Vedanta.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Agraharam.
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- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Ahmad_Shah_I_Wali.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Ahmadnagar.
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- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Alaigal.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Aliya_Rama_Raya.
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- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Appayya_Dikshita.
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- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Arvind_Swamy.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Avadayakkal.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Bahmani.
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- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Bay_of_Bengal.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Berar_Sultanate.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Bharata_Natyam.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Bharatanatyam.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Brahacharanam.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Brahacharnam.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Brahmacharya.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Brahmin.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Brahmin_Tamil.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Brahmins.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink British_India.
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- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink C._V._Runganada_Sastri.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Caste_mark.
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- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Category:Hindu_communities.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Category:Smartism.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Category:Social_groups_of_Tamil_Nadu.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Category:Tamil_Brahmins.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Cauvery.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Chennai.
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- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Chola_dynasty.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Daulatabad,_Maharashtra.
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- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Deshastha_Brahmin.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Dr_V_Hariharan.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Dravid_(Surname).
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Dravid_(surname).
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Eastern_Naval_Command.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Edgar_Thurston.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink F.G._Natesa_Iyer.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink F._G._Natesa_Iyer.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Fort_St._George.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Fort_St._George,_India.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Gajapati_Kingdom.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Gemini_Ganesan.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Ghazi_(warrior).
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Ghazw.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Golconda.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Golkonda.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Gopalakrishna_Bharathi.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Gopalakrishna_Bharati.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Govinda_Dikshitar.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Gupta_Empire.
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- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Harihara_I.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Hinduism.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink INS_Vikrant.
- Vadama wikiPageWikiLink Indian_Civil_Service.