Desikar

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Desikar
ClassificationScholars, landlords
ReligionsShaiva Siddhanta (Hinduism)
LanguagesTamil
CountryPrimarily India
RegionTamil Nadu, Kerala, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar
EthnicityIndian
Related groupsPandarathar


Desikar, Desigar or Pandaram is a Tamil-speaking pandaram community from the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The community, which follows the Shaiva Siddhanta form of Shaivism, is also a presence in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, and Myanmar.[citation needed]

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