Arya Vysyas or Komatis are a Telugu speaking Vysya caste from Andhra Pradesh. They are also found in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Orissa. Aryavysya Matrimony is happening in various states of our country through Matrimonial Portals. The people of this caste are mainly into business and trading activities. Arya Vysyas are strict vegetarians Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Devi is the main Goddess of Arya Vysyas.
Vysyas in Maharashtra are found in greater numbers in Marathwada and Vidarbha regions. They almost exclusively speak Marathi as their mother tongue and have adopted largely Maharashtrian customs. Their last names typically end in “war” like Polawar, Palkrutwar, Raiwar, Mungilwar, Gujalwar, Kankanwar, Yadawar, Pattewar, Revanwar, Raiwar, Yerremwar, Gundawar, Pampatwar, Pokalwar, etc.. Varaganti’s and Varanasi’s are some other famous surnames in Telangana Region. But ancestors of such families are known to be speaking Telugu. In Orissa also many Komatis are staying for generations. Their surname are Patra, Subuddhi, Senapati, Rao etc.They speak a mixture of Oriya with Telugu.
Arya Vysyas are one of the 3 subsets of the Komati grouping. The other 2 are Kalinga Vysya and Thrivarnika and Gavara Komatis. While Arya Vysyas are vegetarian, the Kalinga Vysyas and Thrivarnikas are non-vegetarians. Kalinga Vysyas are mostly spread around Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, whereas Thrivarnikas are small in number and spread in small pockets of Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari and Warangal districts. According to Thurston Komati is derived from “go-mati” or possessor of cows and their main occupation was protecting cows. Matrimonial Websites have become a part of Marriages in India, providing right matches for people within their own community as well as in other communities too.Mahatma Gandhi who is Father of the Nation, “Amara Jeevi” Potti Sriramulu , and Konijeti Rosaiah- Ex Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh etc are most prominent people of this community.Caste wise Arya Vysya Population in India is 22,952,000. Arya Vysyas matches are shown by various online Matrimony Websites.
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