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	Paravas - Definition, explanation
		Paravas are commonly refered as fernandos who lives in the coastal areas of southern districts of state of Tamilnadu, India.
		Paravas Parathavar- a Tamil fisher caste who inhabited the fishery coast extending from Cape Comorin Kanya Kumari to the isle of Mannar (Rameswaram) along the gulf that bears the name.The Paravas plied the trade of [pearl fishing], diving for pearls to the bottom of the deep where they could stay for many hours.
		In the meanwhile, Da Cruz persuaded the King of Travancore not to object to the conversion of the Paravas in a body to the Christian religion, assuring him that if he was friendly with the Portuguese he could depend on his supply of war steeds, the mainstay of the army in those days.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/p/pa/paravas.php (1588 words)

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		The Paravas have a distinctive style of singing the Koti-Chennaya paddana, called naDapu, which I am told is used during an agel (a ceremony commemorating the death of the heroes).
		As a Parava kola tradition, it is a part of the worship of Koti and Chennaya at the garadi, although the connection between the events of the paddana and the worship of the twin heroes is somewhat unclear to most villagers.
		Although the Paravas rarely -- if ever -- actually sing the paddana in the ritual context they apparently feel that it is necessary to maintain at least some of the material of the initial portion as an integral part of the song in their tradition as a sort of "reference text".
	class.csueastbay.edu /anthropology/claus/gundert/gundert_m.htm (8067 words)

	Paravas (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Paravas, also known as Bharathar, Paravar, Meenparavar and Fernandos, are one of the oldest Tamil caste (Paravar, Tamil word refering to the people living in the sea shore and its closet Neythal thinai), together with Maravar (Devar) and Kuravar.
		Paravas are commonly refered as fernandos who lives in the coastal areas of southern districts of state of Tamilnadu, India.
		The Paravas were a Tamil fisher caste who inhabited the fishery coast extending from Cape Comorin Kanya Kumari to the isle of Mannar (Rameswaram) along the gulf that bears the name.The Paravas plied the trade of pearl fishing, diving for pearls to the bottom of the deep where they could stay for many hours.
	www.toolhost.com /Paravas.html (1574 words)

	History of Paravas
		The Paravas plied the trade of pearl fishing, diving for pearls to the bottom of the deep where they could stay for many hours.
		The Paravas paid a small tax to the state for permission to scour the deep for pearls.
		At the spots where they selected for beginning their operations- which generally in the vicinity of the Mannar and Tuticorin – there they would establish whole colonies of pearl-fishers which would be abandoned at the end of the season.
	www.rootsweb.com /~lkawgw/parathvar.html (2913 words)

	Paravas - Information at Halfvalue.com
		Parava or Paravas, also known as Bharathar, Paravar is one of the oldest Tamil castes.
		Paravas were the first whole community in India to convert to Christianity in the mid 16th century.
		The Paravas were a Tamil fisher caste who inhabited the fishery coast extending from Cape Comorin Kanya Kumari to the isle of Mannar (Rameswaram) along the gulf that bears the name.
	www.halfvalue.com /wiki.jsp?topic=Paravas (4881 words)

	Pandya (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Pandyas had important maritime trade via Dhanushkodi, the sea shore of Ramapanathapuram (the southern border of India and the coast of the Indian Ocean), and the city of Poompuhar was noted for trade with China, Maldives, Malaysia, and so on.
		There are some lineage of the Pandyan kingdom in the southern coastal areas of Tamilnadu, and the Paravas are believed to be one amoung the lineage.
		The traditional ship building, navigation knowledge, pearl fishery, fishing and salt-making knowledge of paravas were the ample proof for their claims.
	www.yournursery.com /search.php?title=Pandya (423 words)

	City of Athens Portal - 28/9/2006: Urban environment as seen through the lens of Vaggelis Paravas
		Paravas, a photographer and founding member of the “nomass” team, takes us on a stroll through urban landscapes via his camera lens.
		Vaggelis Paravas, a biologist and photographer, was born in Athens in 1976.
		Paravas is active in the nomass team, which creates traditional “nomadic, team-oriented” artwork.
	www.cityofathens.gr /portal/site/AthensPortalEN/menuitem.72ff73b16aec121eebd1de10500000a0/indexf348.html (304 words)

	The Turgid Sands of Nesseraum By Murometz
		What is left of this order still hold Paravas as sacred although they have moved their primary base of operations to Nol-Gha-Veem, the shining capital of Nesseraum.
		Paravas is known for little, but the one thing desert traders know about the sand-blown town is that there is always a slew of flesh-peddlers about, selling their particular wares to the passing caravans, and often hitching passage with same.
		Leaving Paravas, either of their own volition, or at the tempting offer of Haq-Skalla-Tul, the PCs must first find means of transport and guides.
	www.strolen.com /content.php?node=2988 (12622 words)

	Thoothukudi, India
		It was the sea port of the Pandyan Kingdom.
		Tuticorin was in the stronghold of the Paravas, a community from the lineage of Pandyan kingdom.
		The traditional old houses of the Paravas are very unique, built in both Victorian style and Chettinad style from Burmese teak wood.
	www.creekin.net /c4264-n85-thoothukudi-india.html (369 words)

	Scared Heart Grotto, Alanthalai, Tamil Nadu, India.
		They relate that their progenitors were of the race VARUNA (God of Sea) and on the occasion, when Siva called Murugan (God of Arms) into existence, for destroying the overwhelming powers of Asuras (evil spirits), they sprang up with him from the Sacred lake of Sarawana, and were like him nursed by the constellation Karthika.
		When the whole earth was covered with a deluge at the close of the last Kalpa, they constructed a DHONI (boat), and by it escaped the general destruction and landed in various Southern Coastal areas of India and North West coast of Srilanka when the dry land appeared.
		Thus the Parava tribes split into three categories namely Tamil Paravans who are Fishermen on the Sea coast,Malayalee Paravans who are Sea shell collectors, lime burnersand Gymnasts and thirdly Canarese (kannada) Paravans who are umbrella makers and devil dancers.
	www.ecs.syr.edu /research/dreamsnet/Rajani/Alanthalai/bharathars.html (652 words)

	Paravas Did You Mean paravas? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Paravas, also known as Bharathar, Paravar, Meenparavar and Fernandos, are one of the oldest Tamil castes.
		Paravas are commonly refered to as 'Fernandos' - who live in the coastal areas and the major cities of the southern districts of the state of Tamilnadu, India.
		The Paravars were the chiefs of the coastal region and they ruled their areas as subordinates of the Pandyas of the Sangam age (1 1.
	www.did-you-mean.com /Paravas.html (4241 words)

	Catamaran: Encyclopedia - Catamaran
		The catamaran was the invention of the paravas, an aristocratic fishing community in the southern coast of Tamilnadu, India.
		Catamarans were used by the ancient Tamil Chola dynasty as early as 5th century AD for moving their fleets to conquer such south-east...
		Catamarans were used by the ancient Tamil Chola dynasty as early as 5th century AD for moving their fleets to conquer such south-east Asian regions as Burma, Indonesia and Malaysia.
	www.experiencefestival.com /a/Catamaran/id/1948342 (1022 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Byzantine Empire
		Hellenisation (or Hellenization) is a term used to describe a cultural change in which something non-Greek becomes Greek (Hellenic).
		St Francis Xavier converting the Paravas: a 19th-century image of the docile heathen Ansgar, the 9th century apostle of the North in an 1830 drawing.
		The Empire is generally considered to have ended after the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453, although Greek rule continued over areas of the Empire's territory for several more years, until the fall of Mystras in 1460 and Trebizond in 1461.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Byzantine_Empire (2046 words)

	Profes.net
		Los paravas eran los más indigentes de la India, los más pobres de entre los pobres, la casta inferior.
		En realidad fueron los niños quienes ayudaron a Javier a vencer la barrera del idioma con los paravas.
		Javier escribió una carta cuando sus amigos, los paravas, fueron atacados por las tribus de las colinas y los oficiales portugueses no quisieron protegerles.
	www.religion.profes.net /apieaula2.asp?id_contenido=36004 (1401 words)

	Scared Heart Grotto, Alanthalai, Tamil Nadu, India.
		Prior to the war of Mahabharata they inhabited the territory bordering the river Jamuna doing fishing and ferrying passengers over the river according to the Anthropologists.
		However the Paravas have among themselves quite a different tradition concerning their origin which is founded in the mythological fable "KANDHA PURANAM".
		It is also believed that the west coast Paravans are the descendants of those who fled from Tinnevelly coast in order to avoid the oppression of the Mohammedans as per the Madras Census Report 1901.
	web.syr.edu /~tssilvei/bharathars.html (652 words)

	Institutes - IIAS Newsletter Online
		Not only was the Parava Tamil vernacular elevated to the rank of a written language through translations into Tamil and printed works such as Henriques's Confessionairo, these also equipped the Paravas with the tools for forging their own sense of community, honour (mariyatai), and identity.
		Initially with surprise and satisfaction, among the Paravas the Jesuits recorded an extraordinary attraction to confession and to displaying their devotion in acts, in oral and written poetry, and through voluntary financial support of Christian institutions - from churches and confraternities to the printing presses.
		By converting to Christianity, the Paravas succeeded in constructing and refashioning (not without internal inequalities) their corporate identity as a closely integrated social and economic body within the multi-religious and multi-ethnic landscape of the early modern South India.
	www.iias.nl /iiasn/19/institutes/i11.html (1546 words)

	St. John De Britto (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Francis Xavier followed his own method and helped the Paravas of the Fishery Coast in spite of the Political turmoil's that prevailed there.
		One was at Madurai, the capital of the Nayaks, who ruled over the greatest part of the South Tamilaham.
		This mission was started in 1595 in order to minister to the floating population of Paravas in the capital and to try if possible to convert other castes.
	www.homepagez.com /stjohnbritto/index.html (347 words)

	St Francis Xavier And the Fishery Coast of India
		They were the sign of the married state and a Parava woman's pride and badge of rank and dignity.
		Since then the Paravas had had to be left to themselves, except for a few priests going over at Easter, from Cochin.
		Francis made the headmen of each village responsible for the drunkenness prevailing in his domain, when he found that many a Paravas, under the influence of attack, mistook his brother or friend for a shark and went at him with the long knife.
	www.sspxasia.com /Newsletters/2003/Jul-Dec/Set_All_Afire.htm (7919 words)

	St. Francisco Xavier
		The coast around the Cabo was inhabited by the pearl-diver-folk known as the Paravas.
		The Paravas were then, attacked by the Arab Muslim fleet, curiously, with help of some Hindu princes.
		His efforts with the Parava fishing community to the east of Cabo Camurin were being watched with interest by the Mukuva fisherfolk who lived on the western side of the Cabo Camurim.
	members.tripod.com /~jcolaco/sfx.html (4469 words)

	CatholicIreland.net
		In 1542 the Portuguese Governor of Goa asked Francis to teach the pearl fishers (Paravas) of Cape Comorin in South India.
		They were nominal Christians but had received no formal instructions on their new faith because no priest had ever learned their language.
		He was so accepted by the people that a number of young Paravas went with him to be trained for Christian ministry.
	www.catholicireland.net /pages/index.php?nd=163 (199 words)

	Amazon.com: Paravas (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Fishermen of the Coromandel: The Social Study of the Paravas of the Coromandel by Patrick Roche (Hardcover - Dec 1984)
		Xavier to work among the Parava villages on the opposite coast...
		Catholicism evangelized the humble pearl-fishing Paravas on the Fishery Coast to...
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Paravas&index=blended&page=1 (930 words)

	San Francisco Javier: El gran apóstol de Oriente
		Los paravas, que hasta entonces no conocían siquiera el nombre de Cristo, recibieron el bautismo en grandes multitudes.
		Los generosos paravas, que eran de casta baja, dieron a Javier una acogida muy calurosa, en tanto que los brahamanes, de clase alta, recibieron al santo con gran frialdad, y su éxito con ellos fue tan reducido que, tras un año, sólo había logrado convertir a un brahamán.
		Javier regresó a Goa en busca de otros misioneros y volvió a la tierra de los paravas con dos sacerdotes y un catequista indígena y con Francisco Mansilhas a quienes dejó en diferentes puntos del país.
	www.interrogantes.net /includes/documento.php?IdDoc=2592&IdSec=4 (3756 words)

	Tuticorin District - Tamilnadu
		It was the sea port of the Pandyan Kingdom.
		Tuticorin was in the stronghold of the Paravas, a community from the lineage of Pandyan kingdom.
		The traditional old houses of the Paravas are unique, built in both Victorian style and Chettinad style from Burmese teak wood.
	www.southindiaonline.com /tamilnadu/tuticorin/tuticorin.htm (222 words)

	Goa (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Unos treinta mil paravas -más conocidos como los «Pescadores de Perlas»- vivían repartidos en una veintena de aldeas sobre la banda costera al norte del Cabo Comorín.
		El segundo año que pasó Javier con los paravas fue muy diferente al primero: tuvo que sostener, proteger y aun alimentar a toda una comunidad de cristianos perseguidos y sometidos a esclavitud.
		Y cuando los paravas acosados se refugian en los islotes de la costa, Javier les organiza el abastecimiento de comida y navega de un islote a otro en frágiles embarcaciones.
	parroquiafatima.org /Francisco/Goa.htm (991 words)

	Catamaran at AllExperts
		A catamaran (from Tamil kattu "to tie" and maram "wood, tree") is a type of boat or ship consisting of two hulls joined by a frame.
		The catamaran was the invention of the paravas, an aristocratic fishing community in the southern coast of Tamil Nadu, India.
		Catamarans were used by the ancient Tamil Chola dynasty as early as the 5th century AD for moving their fleets to conquer such Southeast Asian regions as Burma, Indonesia and Malaysia.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/ca/catamaran.htm (1431 words)

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