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Castes like Vahumpura, Saliya, and Ambalakara were considered the lowest in the traditional hierarchy, and their roles were tied to cleaning, servitude, and manual labor. Marriage Pattern: Members of these castes generally married within their own caste due to the strict rules of social hierarchy. Marriages outside these castes were rare and ...
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Of the three native tribes, it is believed that the Dewa are part of the Sinhalese castes. Ancient Sri Lankan texts, such as the Pujavaliya, Sadharmaratnavaliya, Yogaratnakaraya and inscriptions, show that a fourfold caste category namely Raja, Bamunu, Velanda and Govi existed among the Sinhalese.
Berava are a social group or caste amongst the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka.Like the Paraiyar of the neighboring Tamil ethnic group in Sri Lanka as well as Tamil Nadu state in South India, they were segregated from the mainstream society, yet played and still play an important and vital role in the religious rituals of the mainstream community.
Govigama (also known as Goyigama, Govikula, Govi Vansa or Goyi Vansa) [1] is a Sinhalese caste found in Sri Lanka. They form approximately half of the Sinhalese population and are traditionally involved in agriculture. [2] The term Govigama became popular during the last period of the Sinhalese Kingdom of Kandy.