Editing Nagarathar (section)

=== Community divisions or clans ===
The nine Hindu temples connected with the Nattukottai Nagarathar community that were built in the 8th century include: [[Ilaiyattangudi|Ilayathakudi]], Iluppaikkudi, Iraniyur, Mathur, Nemam, [[Karpaka Vinayakar Temple|Pillayarpatti]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Aline Dobbie|title=India: The Elephant's Blessing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ckpEd4emnCkC&q=India:+The+Elephant%27s+Blessing&pg=PA101|date=2006|publisher=Melrose Books|isbn=1-905226-85-3|page=101}}</ref> Soorakudi, [[Vairavapatti|Vairavan]], and Velangudi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/heritage/article25547717.ece|title=Chettinad's legacy|date=2018-11-20|work=Frontline|access-date=2018-12-27|language=en}}</ref><ref name="R">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manikandan-Manickam/publication/342412045_Historical_Studies_of_Nine_Nagara_Temples_of_Nattukkottai/links/5ef3314ea6fdcc158d261a22/Historical-Studies-of-Nine-Nagara-Temples-of-Nattukkottai.pdf</ref> Each temple maintains a count of the number of families associated with it called ''pulli''. Marriage between members of the same temple (''pangali'') is not allowed.<ref>https://www.ijmra.us/project%20doc/2019/IJRSS_JANUARY2019/IJMRA-14969.pdf</ref><ref name="Arizona"/> Ilayathakudi and Mathur temples have divisions (''pirivu''), which allows people of different divisions of the same temple to get married.<ref name="P">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pillayarpattitemple.com/about/nagarathar.php|title=Pillaiyarpatti Karpaga Vinayagar Temple, Sivagangai, Tamil nadu|website=www.pillayarpattitemple.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QyMaAQAAMAAJ&q=%22pirivu%22+nagarathar | title=Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar | date=1985 | publisher=Annamalai University }}</ref> Vairavan temple also has divisions but does not follow this rule.<ref name="P"/> Members of Iraniyur and Pillayarpatti cannot intermarry since they are considered family after a pair of brothers were split between the two temples during the 13th century.<ref name="R"/>