This Maravar palaiyam was located in the Sankarankovil taluk, in the former Tirunelveli province of the Nayak kingdom of Madurai.
There is a shrine to Brito in Oriyur, where he is a significant figure worshipped by the Kallar, Maravar and AgaMudayar castes who together are often referred to as the Theavers.
Maravar (also known as Maravan and Marava) are a Tamil community of the state of Tamil Nadu, southern India, and are one of the three branches of the Mukkulathor confederacy.
The Sivaganga estate was ruled by a branch of the Marava royal family of Ramnad.
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This Maravar palayam was located near Rajapalayam, at the foot of the Western Ghats, in the former Tirunelveli province of the Nayak dynasty of Madura.
Presently the major denomination of the panchayat is controlled by Nadar community people and the next Majority people is Maravar.