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''Desigar'' or ''Desikar'' means Guru, Traveler of all over the country and Charm looking person. Now it is one of the sub-division of ''Saiva vellalar'' caste . In middle age of Tamil history after the period of ''kalapira'' dynasty the Aryan Prohits were invented in to Tamil Nadu. In that time ''Saivism'' rose against to the 'Jainism' and the 'Bhudhism. 'Saivism' then found a new living method and adopted from or reflected from the said both 'Isms'. It was 'bhrahmacharya' to direct 'sanyasa' but ghrahastha and vanaprastha should have been avoid by some of the 'Saiva Sages'. The followers of them were established the new ''Acharya'' parambara's at both method of the living, namely 'ghrahastham' and 'sanyasam'. If the Acharya who settled by with 'Sivalaya Pooja's and Kriya's' he should have be a married person and he called by Saivities namely ''Siva'cha'rya'' or ''Gurukkal''. '' Prama'cha'rya'' means who had no marriage and entered in to the sanyasa life and he qualify to worship the lord shiva by the way of getting all ''Upade'sam or Dheeksha'' from his Guru and ready to give a ''Upade'sam or Dheeksha'' to his Sishyas(Students). Siva'cha'rya parambara established by birth, obviously they have marriage life. But Parama'cha'rya parambara didn't meant by birth. 18 Saiva Adheenams where established by the followers of the 'Saivism' this is begin from Lord Shiva to Nandhi Deva and from him to Santhana Acharya's (dharshini ) to Paranjothi to(Meikandar, Arulnandhisivam, Maraignanasivam, Umapathisivam )and from them to ''Desiga's'' (Gnanaprakasha Desikar,Guru Namashivayar... ) to 18 Saiva Adheenams. Sivacharya Parambara also begins from Lord Shiva. Desigar are a caste found predominantly in Tamil Nadu, more particularly in Vedaranyam. Vedaranyam is also known in history for its association with The Salt march, which was led by C Rajagopalachari. They are staunch Saivites and strict vegetarians. Their primary occupation is to act as religious figures in the administration of temples. It is also stated as sub-division of predominant community known as 'Pandaram' 〔() Castes and Tribes of Southern India-Page 46 — Book by Edgar Thurston, K. Rangachari on various castes and tribes of southern india〕 Well known figures of this caste were MM Dandapani Desigar a noted musical scholar 〔< () — The Hindu Newspaper-MM Dhandapani Desigar-True proponent of Tamil Isai〕 == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Desigar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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