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Write a short note on the Religious Beliefs and Social divisions in Ancient Tamizhagam.

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Instruction:
  • Write about the religious beliefs in detail.
  • Write about the social divisions.
Solution: Religious Beliefs in Ancient Tamizhagam
  • The main deity of the Tamils was Seyon or Murugan.
  • Other gods such as Sivan, Mayon (Vishnu), Indiran , Varunan and Kotravai were also worshipped during the Sangam Age
  • The Hero stone (natukkal) was also worshipped.
  • Buddhism and Jainism also co-existed during this period.
Social Division in Ancient Tamizhagam
  • Caste system was not as prominent as it was in northern India.
  • The Varuna system, an occupation-based caste system developed in South India comparatively later.

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