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Devar is not a caste name it is a Surname used by Mukkulathors, a dominant caste in Tamilnadu.

Mukkulathor Means Three clans (Kallar, Maravar and Agamudayar) Combinedly called as Thevar or Devar.

Kallar, Maravar and Agamudayar are siblings and the Descendents of the Three clans chera, chola and Pandian.

Thevar (Derived from Sanskrit Devar) means God early days Kings were portrayed as god and called as Devar. Later the descendents of Muvenders were called as thevars.

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