Saliya

Saliya/Chaliyan/Saliyar/Salegama
Regions with significant populations
Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Languages
Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Sinhala
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Padmashali, Devanga, Pattariyar, Thogataveera

Saliya or Saliyar is a South Indian Hindu caste. Their traditional occupation was that of weaving and they are found mostly in the regions of northern Kerala, southern coastal Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu as well as Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

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