<Tr> <Th> Languages </Th> <Td> Marathi, Oriya, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Populated states </Th> <Td> Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <P> Arya Vaishya (Arya Vysya) is an Indian caste . Orthodox Arya Vaishyas follow rituals prescribed in the Vasavi Puranam, a religious text written in the late Middle Ages . Their kuladevata is Vasavi . The community were formerly known as Komati Chettiars in Tamil Nadu but now prefer to be referred to as Arya Vaishya . </P> <P> The Komatis are said to have originally lived in large numbers along the Godavari River, which the locals called Gomati or Gomti . The Sanskrit Gomati was rendered into Telugu as Komati . </P>

Arya vysya comes under which category in tamilnadu