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Vokkaligas is a community in South Karnataka whose main profession is agriculture >>The Vokkaligas comprise 15 % of Karnataka’s 5 crore population. >>Vokkaligas are spread across south Karnataka districts of Bangalore, Kolar, Mandya, Mysore, Hassan and Chikmagalur. >>The Yelahankanadu (14 km (8.7 mi) from Bangalore) Prabhus were Gowdas or tillers of the Land. They belonged to Morasu Vokkalu sect, the ancestors of which were migrants from Morasunadu near Kanchipuram (on the Bangalore–Madras Highway). Fourth in succession from Rana Bhairave Gowda, founder of the dynasty of Avati Nadu Prabhus and great grandson of Jaya Gowda, who established separate dynasty, is the famous Yelahanka Nadu Prabhus, Kempe Gowda I who ruled for 46 years commencing his reign from 1513. Jaya Gowda accepted the sovergnity of the Vijayanagar emperor. >>The Gangadicara Gowdas were the Vokklaigas in other parts of Karnataka. The name Gangadicara, which is derived from the word Gangawadi–kara, meaning the inhabitant of Gangawadi is a relic of Ganga Dynasty Rule and has since survived in this part of Karnataka. >>Today, the Vokkaliga community embraces within its fold the Morasu Vokkaligas, the Gangadicara Vokkaligas, Kunchitiga Vokkaligas, Hallikaru Vokkaligas and so on. In Tamil nadu they are known as Okkaligar and use Gounderas a title