Map 1. British India, 1900 Map 2. Tamil Districts of the Madras Presidency, 1900 Early nineteenth-century Nakarattar sites of trade in Chola country (Ramanathan Chettiar, 1953) 1. Avudaiyapuram 6. Manchakkolai * 12. Sikkal 2. Kalugumalai 7. Mannarkovil 13. Sirkali (Kalugapullikadu) (Mannarkudi) 14. Tirutturaippundi 3. Kangeyanpattana 8. Nagapattinam 15. Tirumullaivasal (Kangeyampatti) 9. Nagoor 16. Velippalayam 4. Karampaikkudi 10. Pillaiyarpatti (Vellapallam) (Karambarkoil) 11. Porulvaitaceri 5. Kutalam or Puravaceri Early nineteenth-century Nakarattar sites of trade in Pandya country (Ramanathan Chettiar, 1953) 17. Aruppukkottai 24. Natham 31. Thavalaikulam 18. Dindigul 25. Sankaralingapuram 32. Tirumangalam 19. Elayiramapannai 26. Sankaranayanarkovil 33. Tirunelveli 20. Kottampatti 27. Sattur 34. Tulukkapatti 21. Madavilagam* 28. Sennampatti 35. Uthamapalayam 22. Madurai 29. Chinnakkarampatti 36. Virudhunagar 23. Mannarkottai 30. Srivilliputtur Other major cities in Madras 37. Coimbatore 41. Piranmaiai 45. Tanjavur 38. Dhanuskodi 42. Pudukottai 46. Tiruchirapalli 39. Madras 43. Rameswaram 47. Tuticorin 40. Palani 44. Sivaganga 'Could not be located—not shown on map. Melapoattur a Vattakai |Tirumay am Kilappattür v i ) * I TA F. \ C* *E Tiruppattur J Pathmatur Vatfákaí / Kila Vattakai Tiruvadanai Sivaganga Bay of Bengal Map 3. Clan temples and vattakais of Chettinad Nakarattar Clan Temples In Chettinad A. Ilayathakudi Temple B. Mattur Temple C. Vairavan Temple D. Iraniyur Temple E. Plllaiyarpatti Temple F. Neman Temple G. Iluppaikudi Temple H. Soraikudi Temple I. Velankudi Temple Tirumayarrii //(Mela Vattakai "18 \r\ Tiruppattur '21 15- .11 .20) Pathinatur Vattakai / Kila Vattakai 52 Tiruvadanai Sivaqanga vf Bay of Bengal Map 4. Villages of Chettinad. (Some villages are not shown. Vattakais are shown on Map 2.) Villages by Vattakai and Pirivu (Vattakai Divisions) Pathinattur Vattakai 1. Alagapuri 8. Kallal 15. Kottaiyur 2. Amaravathiputhur 9. Kallappatti 16. Managari 3. A. Muthupattanam* 10. Kanadukathan 17. Nemuthupatti 4. Ariyakkudi 11. Kandanur 18. Palavankudi 5. Athankudi 12. Karaikudi 19. Pallattur 6. Chokkalingamputtur 13. K. Lakshmipuram* 20. Puduvayal 7. Jeyankontapuram* 14. Kothamangalam 21. U. Siruvayal Melappattur 22. Goppanapatti 28. Panaiyappatti 33. Valaiyapadi * 23. Guruvikkondanpadi 29. Ponnamaravatti 34. Vekuppatti 24. Kulipirai 30. Puthuppatti 35. Venthanpatti * 25. Melasivapuri* 31. Rangiyam 36. Varaiyachilai 26. Mithivaippatti 32. Ulakanpatti 37. V. Lakshmipuram 27. Nachanthupatti Mela Vattakai 38. Athekkur 43. Nachiyapuram 48. Sevur 39. Avinippatti 44. Nerkuppai 49. Siravayal 40. Kandavarayanpatti 45. Pariyamirthappatti * 50. Sirukutarpatti 41. Kilasivalpatti 46. Pillaiyarpatti 51. Viramatti 42. Mahipalanpatti 47. Puvankurichi Kila Vattakai 52. Devakottai 53. Shanmuganathapuram 54. Dhanishavurani* Terku Vattakai 55. Alavakkottai * 61. Karunkulam* 66. Okkur 56. Chokkalingapuram 62. Kilappungudi 67. Panangudi* 57. Chokkanathapuram * 63. Nadarajapuram 68. Paganeri 58. Cholapuram 64. N. Alagapuri* 69. Sembanur 59. Kalaiyarmangalam 65. Nattarasankottai 70. Vetriyur 60. Kandaramanickam Kilappattur 71. Arimalam 73. Ramachandrapuram 72. Rayavaram 74. Thenippatti * Nindakarai Pirivu 75. Konapattu *Could not be located—not shown on map. .