A peculiar characteristic of Iyengar Tamil (including Hebbar Tamil) is its retention of divine or holy food terminology. For example, Iyengar Tamil makes distinctions between potable ([t̪iːrt̪o]) and non-potable water ([d͡ʒʌlo]), the former considered sacred but both borrowed from Sanskrit. Standard Tamil exhibits only the generic term for 'water'. The Vaishnavite Brahmins of Southern Karnataka use the Tamil surname "Iyengar" and are believed to have migrated during the time of the 11th century Vaishnavite saint Ramanujacharya. Most Iyengars in Karnataka use sub-dialects of Iyengar Tamil. Thigala The Thigala or Tigala are a Tamil social group found in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states of India, and particularly the city of Bangalore. They are likely a sub-caste of the numerous Vanniyar caste. Every year, the Thigalas celebrate a festival called Karaga. The story of the Karaga is also rooted in the Mahabharata. Draupadi is the community deity of the Vanniyakula Kshatriyas. The Thigala in Karnataka speak a mixture of Kannada and Tamil Thigala and Bangalore Karaga Bangalore Karaga is primarily a well-known tradition of Thigala community in southern Karnataka. The Karaga festival is generally led by the men of the community. There is a legend which gives them this privilege. Thigalas believe that in the last part of the Mahabharatha, when the Pandavas were shown a glimpse of hell, one last Asura (Demon) called Tripurasura was still alive. At this time, Draupadi, the Pandava's wife, took the form of Shakthi devi. She created a huge army of soldiers called the Veerakumaras. After defeating the Asura, the soldiers asked Shakthi Devi to stay back with them. Though she had to go back, she promised them that she would come to stay with them every year during the first full moon of the first month of the Hindu calendar Kempe Gowda built the Bangalore fort and the town in 1537 A D. And moved his capital from Yelahanka to the new Bangalore. . Demographics In the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency there are about 5.5 lakh Tamil voters, out of the total 14 lakh voters, and Tamilians play a key role in deciding the winning candidate. According to Indian Express news, out of 1.67 lakh voters in Shivajinagar, 92,000 are Tamil speaking people. Tamils form 3.46% of the total population of the state. Almost 5 million Tamils live outside Tamil Nadu, inside India. There has been a recorded presence of Tamil-speaking people in Southern