Thigala
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Tamil, Kannada,Tigalari,Tigalar | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Dravidian · Kannadiga · Tamil · Telugu · Tigalari |
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2013) |
The Thigala or Tigalar are a social group found in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu of India particularly the city of Bengaluru and in Southern Karnataka; the caste is traditionally occupied with livelihood on gardeners of flowers and vegetables.[1] . [2]
They are generally Hindus.[1] Their main deity is Draupadi and Dharmaraya Swamy. There's a Dharmaraya temple near corporation which was built in 11th century AD. Kempegowda the founder of Bangalore built four gopuras with this temple as the centre of the city.[3] and the Karaga festival celebrated in Kolar, Bangalore, Hosakote, Anekal, Kanakapura, Jakkasandra and other towns highly significant to the community.[4] The Thigala in Karnataka speak Kannada and tigalari language[5]
A Karnataka state government order of 1994 designated the Thigala there as members of the Backward Classes.
Tigalari language
Tigalari language is a mother tongue of Tigala community [6][failed verification]
References
- ^ a b Singh, Kumar Suresh; India, Anthropological Survey of (1 January 2003). People of India. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9788185938981.
- ^ http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/karnataka.pdf
- ^ Karnataka State Gazetteer: Bangalore District. Director of Print., Stationery and Publications at the Government Press. 1 January 1990. p. 173.
- ^ Kamath, Suryanath U. (1 January 1996). A Handbook of Karnataka. Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Gazetteer Department.
- ^ People of India - Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India - Google Books
- ^ Srinivas, Smriti (1 January 2001). Landscapes of Urban Memory: The Sacred and the Civic in India's High-Tech City. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781452904894.