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{{notability|date=January 2017}}Vaniya Chettiar is a community found in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. They are merchants.They are one of the richest community with more scholars.They own oil mills and sell groceries (mostly food grains).. Vaniyambadi, near Vellore, was originally a Vaniya Chettiar town (most of the chettiars have moved to neighboring towns). Vaniya Chettiars perform upanayanam and wear sacred thread. They employ Brahmins as their priests and they are vyshyas. Their rituals and customs are similar to that of Brahmins and konkinis.They also consist of Niyogi .[1]References1. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=564639743669702&id=545885778878432|title=குமரி மாவட்ட வாணிய செட்டியார் முகநூல் பக்கம்|date=October 28, 2014|accessdate=June 7, 2018}}
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