Kurumba Gounder
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
| Kurumba Gounder | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Tamil |
| Country | India |
| Original state | Tamil Nadu |
| Populated states | Major populace in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, Kerala and others |
| Region | South India |
| Related groups | Dravidian people |
Kurumba Gounder is a "shepherd" caste from the state of Tamil Nadu. Kurumba caste is also known by the names Kurumba, Kuruba, Kuruma, Kuruva, Pal, Gadariya etc.
A Hindu ceremony characteristic of the Kurumba Gounder are gatherings at a Mahalakshmi temple for a ceremony of supplication for health and success, during which coconuts are smashed on supplicants' heads.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Priests Crack Coconuts on Devotees' Heads". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 8 August 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
 | This article about an Indian ethnicity or social group is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |