Is billava a lower caste? Billavas are a dominant community in Tulunadu covering Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. Billavas were traditionally suppressed by the upper caste and treated them as untouchables. It is in such a scenario that the community found a messiah in Sri Narayana Guru.

What is the sub caste of billava?

The officiators at worship are a subcaste of Billavas, known as Poojary (priest), and their practices are known as pooja. Iyer noted that families often have a place set aside in their home for the worship of a particular Bhuta and that the worship in this situation is called Bhuta Nema.

Which caste is Poojary?

Pujare also known as Pujar, Pujara or Pujari, traditionally belonged to the priestly class in the Brahmin community of the Maratha society. They are the original inhabitants of Rameshwar in Devgad Taluka of Sindhudurg District in Maharashtra, India.