What is devanga caste?

Answer 1

Devanga (Deva Brahmanas) is one of the ancient community (jati) in Hinduism. They are also known as Smartha brahmins. Devanga caste community people known as brahmins by birth but not by profession. Veera shaivism and idol (stone) worship started by them in ancient India.

Answer 2

A good Google search will give all the information regarding Devanga.

Devanga belong to Smartha (adwaitham) Brahmins. http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-indian-castes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannada_Brahmins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanga

Answer 3

Devanga(devakshatriya) is a sub caste of balija in hinduism. They are one of the weaving castes of andhra - karnataka in India. Devanga are kshatriyas origin. They are kshatriyas by birth. They are weavers of cotton and silk cloth. Devanga trace the origin of their weaving tradition to a sage called devala manu kshatriya. According to tradition, devala manu kshatriya was the first person to weave the cotton cloth and to give it to Lord shiva, who up until when devala was taking the cloth to the king, demons came to attack him. So, he created fire pit and prayed goddess chamundiswari , she appeared before him and throw some rice on fire pit, suddenly Devakshatriya warriors born from fire fight with demons and killed them.

Sections :-

Devanga originally divided into two gropus, the gandhavaru, and namapattavaru. These were saivism and vaishnavite division among devanga in old days.

Devanga(devakshatriya) are from mysore and rayalaseema state split into several sub clans :-

• telugu devanga

• kannada devanga

• hatagara

*hathinentu manaikara