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Tamil Brahmin
Para Iyer are Brahmins of Tamil Pure origin primarily living in Tamil Nadu , although a few of them have settled in other states like, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka. They can be broadly divided into three religious groups, Gurukkals who follow Saivism, Iyers who follow the Smarthas tradition and Iyengars who follow Sri Vaishnavism.〔"Brahmins seek reservation in education and employment"]〕 Today Brahmins form 2.75% of Tamil Nadus population.
==Origins==
Brahmins have had a continuous presence in Tamil Nadu from the Sangam period (600 BCE-300 CE).〔http://books.google.co.in/books?id=2jMg8K5dPZUC&pg=PA43〕 The 2nd century CE literary work Paṭṭiṉappālai written by the Brahmin poet Uruttirangannanar (Kannan, son of Rudra) records the presence of Brahmins and Vedic rites in Karikala Chola's kingdom. Similarly, other literary works of the Sangam period like the ''Silappatikaram'', ''Manimekalai'' and ''Kuṟuntokai'' also allude to the presence of Brahmins in the Tamil country.
During the early medieval period, when Ramanuja founded Vaishnavism many Iyers adopted the new philosophical affiliation and were called Iyengars. According to Hindu legend, the sage Agastya is believed to be the first Vishnu worshipping Brahmin to settle in South India. Agastya is believed to have set up his abode on Podhigai hill near Nagercoil, thereby becoming Tamil Brahmin.〔
Though, Tamil Brahmins have been classified as a left-hand caste in ancient times,〔G. S. Ghurye, p 360〕 Schoebel, in his book ''History of the Origin and Development of Indian Castes'' published in 1884, spoke of Tamil Brahmins as "Mahajanam" and regarded them, along with foreign migrants, as outside the dual left and right-hand caste divisions of Tamil Nadu.〔
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