The Nagarathar or Nattukottai Nagarathar (also known as Nattukottai Chettiar) is a Tamil caste found native in Tamil Nadu, India. Nagarathars are a mercantile community who are traditionally involved in commerce, banking and money lending. [2] They use the title Chettiar and are traditionally concentrated in modern region Chettinad. [3]

Nagarathar and New to Northern California? Take our Chettinad Quiz April 2020 NorCal Thirukarthigai & Thirukalyanam at Concord Temple on November 26, 2023

Dec 18, 2023 · Nagarathars are said to have moved to Kaviripoom Pattinam, a coastal city and port also known as Poombugar, Capital of Chola Nadu. They were then known as Nattukottayars. Silapathigaram and Periyapuranam describe Kaviripoom Pattinam and bear testimony to the greatness of Nattukottayar community there.

Jan 18, 2023 · With the advent of colonialism, the Nagarathars became successful money lenders and prospered far from Indian shores — in Burma, Malaya, Singapore and Vietnam — but they always returned to live...

Dec 30, 2021 · This special feature provides an overview of of Nagarathar heritage and explores the evolution of temples in the Chettinadu region

Nagarathar community is their life- long association with one of their nine ancestral temples in Chettinad. The Nagarathars are classified on the basis of their allegiance to a particular temple-circle, (every Nagarathar by birth is a member of a temple-circle through patrilineal descent) and are therefore agnates i.e. all members of a temple ...

The Nagarathar or Nattukottai Nagarathar (also known as Nattukottai Chettiar) is a Tamil caste found native in Tamil Nadu, India. Nagarathars are a mercantile community who are traditionally involved in commerce, banking and money lending. They use the title Chettiar and are traditionally concentrated in modern region Chettinad.

In the last 50 years, modern Nagarathars have diversified, and thrive in the field of medicine with hundreds of Nagarathar physicians globally serving humanity and many more young Nagarathars advancing into the field.

The Nagarathar community traces its origins to the ancient city of Kaveripoompattinam, flourishing under the rule of the Chola kingdom. Though small in numbers, their contributions and achievements are remarkable.

The Nagarathars initially settled in 9 villages and built Shiva temples in them. Even after they moved away to other villages, each Nagarathar associated himself or herself with one of those 9 temples. Currently these 9 'kovils' are used as primary classification for the community.