his sweat fell on two Kamalams (lotus flowers) in the lake. One such drop emerged as Madivala Machideva who was ordered to wash the clothes of gods.After completing the job, he approached Virabhadra and prayed him to show him the source for his livelihood.Virabhadra asked him to go to Bhuloka and wash the clothes of men and thus earn his livelihood. His progeny came to be known as Rajakas. Another person who emerged from the drop of sweat of Virabhdra from another lotus flower refused to wash the clothes.He was cursed by Virabhadra to depend on the Rajakas for the livelihood.Thus a dependant caste of Patamuvaru came into being5 The story of Madivelu Machaiah is also described in Basavapuranam.We also find Machaiah katha in the folk songs of Karnataka.The Rajakas worship Madivelu Machaiah as an incarnation of Virabhadra.Patamuvaru visit their Mirasi villages once in three years to recite Rajaka Puranam and Gotras of Rajakas.In the Rajaka Puranam they narrate Madivelu Machaiah's origin,family and the war between Madivelu Machaiah and Bijala Raju Tamil Nadu Vannar belongs to the Valangai ("Right-hand caste faction").Some of The Valangai comprised castes with an agricultural basis while the Idangai consisted of castes involved in manufacturing,Valangai,which was better organised politically About Tamil Vannar and Vaduka Vannar As told in the histories of Bharatavarsha In the Tirunelveli region,Thai deities (female deities) are worshiped in large numbers and are worshiped with a pedestal or trident.in states like Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh,Vannars are still the priests of the Mariamman temple Kerala Kerala Dhobis can be called mannan or vannan, at the Pooram festival in Kerala,the goddess is usually seen wearing a white robe with a large handle in red green orange black white colours In India, the largest Dasara festival is held in October in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during the month of October, the honorable sword given at Dasara is given to the vannan only Mannan are also the priests of the Bhagavati Amman temple Dandu army clan Dandu Agasa indicating army washerman occurs as a name for some Maratha Dhobis in Mysore,whose forefathers probably accompanied armies in times of War. Demographics Notable peoples Chintamoni Dhoba: Ruler of Dhalbhum region and established capital at Ambikanagar. Gadge Maharaj: Marathi Hindu saint. See also Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai Dhobi Ghat, 2010 movie Hēna References External links Cheppedu found at Chidambaram Natarajar Temple and these are the people who came through Veerapathiran Social