Shaliyar Community Structure
The people of the Shaliyar community speak Tamil and marry within their own community. The community settlement has four main streets on which the weavers are settled in row houses. The four streets are Single Street, Double Street, Vinayagar Street, and the New Street.
The temple of Agasthiar is placed axially along the main streets. The main deities are Lord Siva and Goddess Parvathi. Lord Vinayaka, Muruga, Navagrahas, Naga and Krishna are also worshipped here.
The Double Street has two temples – The Muttaramman Temple and the Vinayagar Temple. There is a Ganapathi temple in the Vinayagar Street. For males above 18, membership in the temple committee is compulsory. The temple and the related functions form the social hub of all the activities related with the community development.
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