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Thigala
The Thigala or Tigala are a social group found in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states of India, and particularly the city of Bangalore; the caste is traditionally gardeners of flowers and vegetables.〔(People of India - Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India - Google Books )〕 They are likely a sub-caste of the numerous Vanniyar caste.〔(People of India - Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India - Google Books )〕
They are generally Hindus.〔(People of India - Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of India - Google Books )〕 It is claimed that King Hyder Ali encouraged them to settle down in Bangalore to help in the laying out of Lal Bagh. Their main deity is Draupadi, the dharmaraya swamy temple near corporation was built in 11th century AD. Kempegowda the founder of Bangalore built four gopuras with this temple as the centre of the city. 〔(Karnataka State Gazetteer: Bangalore District - B. N. Sri Sathyan - Google Books )〕 and the Karagam festival celebrated in Kolar, Bangalore and other towns highly significant to the community.〔(A Handbook of Karnataka - Google Books )〕 The Thigala in Karnataka speak a mixture of Kannada and Tamil.〔
A Karnataka state government order of 1994 designated the Thigala there as members of the Backward Classes.〔http://books.google.com/books?id=Lskk9njQ2MoC&pg=PA117&dq=thigala+backwards+caste&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kZNQUfK2B-HD4AOLrIGwBA&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=thigala%20backwards%20caste&f=false〕
==References==
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
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