or a Clan Deities. [ 93 ] Some of the different customs followed by the pious, observant Kongu Vellalar families are: 1) Ancient and Pre-historical Tamil vestiges (reverence for Tamil language, feeding the Tamil scholars, Puzhavars with milk and fruit mash, worship of demi-gods, etc.,) 2) Kshatriya vestiges (Gotra system, Annamar