Karava (Sinhala: කරාවා, romanized: Karāvā) is a Sinhalese caste of Sri Lanka, whose ancestors migrated throughout history from the adjacent Coromandel coast, claiming lineage to the Kaurava royalty of the old Kingdom of Kuru in Northern India. The Tamil equivalent is Karaiyar.
Karava (Sinhala: කරාවා, romanized: Karāvā) is a Sinhalese caste of Sri Lanka, whose ancestors migrated throughout history from the adjacent Coromandel coast, claiming lineage to the Kaurava royalty of the old Kingdom of Kuru in Northern India. The Tamil equivalent is Karaiyar.
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