Tamil language

"Tamilism - popularly known as Tamil matham ('the Tamil religion')"

"By encouraging ethnic communities to re-enact and re-experience concentrated versions of a particular ethnic identity in a public (and even ritualistic) manner, tamil religious festivals such as mentioned above exemplify the form of "Tamilism""

"During 1800s The Nayak Hindu Brahmins dominated the villages and Tamil Religion was Forbidden"

"The emotional and sensual character of popular Tamil religion in particular the ecstatic union with various deities which had long existed within the indigenous south Indian Folk Religion"

"The Tamil Nationalism Movement had a specifically shaiva component that fostered the idea that Siddhantam preceded all other as the original Tamil Religion"

"Tamil Religion(Tamilism): Siddantham is the true and Original Philosophy of Tamilians who are not Brahmins"