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Devangas is a community from South India that traditionally followed the occupation of weaving. ==Origin and culture== The caste claims to be descended from Devala, an ancient Hindu sage. Today, the community can be mostly found in the southern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu.〔 Most members of this community are weavers of silk and cotton. The Devangas and Padmashalis were once the same community. The two divided when the Devangas began to follow Shaivite practices and the Padmashalis continued as Vaishnavites. In North Karnataka Devanga caste is divided into two groups, Kulachaar Devanga and Shivachar Devanga. The difference between these two group is only in wearing the yajnopaveetha (janivar) by Kulachaars and Shivadar with linga by Shivachars. Both groups worships goddess Banashankari of Badami. Devangas of Mysore State are divided into several clans: Shivachar Devangas, Kannada Devangas (comprising Seeryadavara or from Sira), Telugu Devangas and Hatagararu. Some sections of Devanga trace their ancestry to Brahmins and consider themselves as Deva Brahmans (Divine Brahmans) and this claim is based on a verse composed by a Devanga priest. Hatagararu are those who gave up Lingayitism and started wearing the sacred thread. In old Mysore, Lingayat Devangas are strict Shaivites and other Devangs worship both Vishnu and Shiva. In Andhra Pradesh, a majority of the weavers belong to Devanga community, followed by Padmashali and other communities. In Telangana they are divided linguistically as Telugu Devangas and Carnatic Devangas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.devangaassociationofnorthamerica.org/devanga-history )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Devanga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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