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Tamil Brahmins are Brahmins of Tamil origin primarily living in Tamil Nadu although a few of them have settled in other states like Andhra Pradesh Kerala and Karnataka. They can be broadly divided into three religious groups Gurukkals who follow Saivism Iyers who follow the Smarthas tradition and Iyengars who follow Sri Vaishnavism.They are sometimes referred as Tam-Brahm or Tambram people as a shortform of Tamil Brahmin. Today Brahmins form 6.75% of Tamil nadus population.