Thondaimandalam and Thuluvars Migration
A Chola king named Athondai Chakravarthy had brought down the Thuluva Vellalars to the present day Thondaimandalam of Tamil Nadu. Athondai Chakravarthy had established his rule over Northern Tamil Nadu after winning the battle over the Kurumbar. This is the reason that part of North Tamil Nadu was named as Thondaimandalam, named after this victorious king. It has also been noted that Athondai Chakravarthy had brought Vellalars from Srisailam to settle down at Thondaimandalam as noted in South Indian Castes and Tribes by Edgar Thurston et al. There are very specific customs that Thuluva Vellalar follow even today that distinguishes them from other castes of present day Tamil Nadu.
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