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Namboothiri Community !
The Brahmanans of Kerala are known as Namboothiris ( also some times written as Nambuthiri, namboodiri or nampoothiri ). Historical evidences as well as their own traditions suggest that they came from North India and settled down in Kerala, migrating along the West Coast. It is clear that they constitute links in a long chain of migration along the West Coast of India, carrying with them the tradition that Parasuraman created their land and donated it to them. In fact, one sees this tradition all along the West Coast from Sourashtra on; and the Brahmanical traditions in the Canarese (Karnataka) and Malabar Coasts are nearly identical to one another.
History
According to that tradition, Parasuraman created the land between Gokarnam and Kanyakumari and settled Brahmanans there in sixty-four Gramams or "villages". As a result, the Brahmanans of Kerala share several common features with the Brahmanans of the Canarese coast; this also distinguishes them from their counterparts in the rest of South India. In the historical inquiry, this is extremely important.
Parasuraman
What is necessary is not to look for the place of their origin or the identity and date of Parasuraman but to ascertain the social function of such a tradition and examine the extent of linkages between the two regions and their cultures. It is stated that thirty two out of the sixty four gramams are in the Tulu-speaking region and the remaining thirty two, in the Malayalam- speaking region in Kerala. Recent historical research has identified these settlements on either side of the border. Those in Kerala proper are listed in the Keralolpathi, the narrative of Kerala history.
About Vairassery Mana
Vairassery Mana ( Vyrassery Mana ), is one of the ancient Mana's in Kerala. It belongs to the Perinjallor gramam, Kashyapa gothram.
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