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There are around 50,000 native Tamil Jains in Tamil Nadu, India, mostly belonging to Jain Digambara sect. They are also known as 'Samanar' in Tamil. They are mostly scattered in northern Tamil Nadu, mostly in the districts of Chennai, Chengleput, Vellore, Thiruvannamalai, Cuddalore and Thanjavur. They call themselves as 'Nainar'. Their mother tongue is Tamil even though Jains belonging to Swethambara sect speak Hindi.They have a legacy of more than 2000 years old. Many of the rich Tamil Literature works were written by Tamil Jains, such as Seevagasinthamani .
