PEOPLE

Tribes

Irular   Paniyar   Muthuvan Mudukar   Adiyar   Malayarayan Kumbar   Kurumar   Mannan Aranadan   Kurichiar   Paliyan Urali   Ulladan   Malavedan Malampandaram   Oorali   Ooralikurumar Mullakurumbar   Eravalan   Karimbalar Kalanadi   Kadar   Kattunaikkan Kanikkar   Kudiyan   Kunduvadiyan Cholanaikkan   Thodar   Nayadi Mannan                             Work related Communities Asari(carpentry, masonry )   Thattan (Gold smithy)   Kollan(black smithy ) Kanakkan(coconut tree climber)   Velan ( Laundry)   Moosary (foundry) Arayan (fisherman)   Kubharan( potter)   Pandaran(pappad maker) Pampatty(snake player)   Pulluvan (singers)   Ambalavasi(Temple works) Chetti (Traders)   Chemman (shoe repair)   Parayan(bamboo works) Kaniyan (Astrology)   Vilakkithalanair (Barber)         Social Customs Shshtipoorthy   Navathy   Kathukuthukalyanam Thiradukalyanam   Pulakuli   Garbha dheeksha Anthamcharthal   Mylanchiyidal   Arangattu Oottu   Aacharam   Kambalamnatti( harvest related) Kalamkanippu(harvest related) )   Illamnira   Pindamvakkal Eeyamvaral   Ethamidal     Kidakkakalyanam Koothuvivaham   Kaliyanattom   Adiyanthiram Punamkuli   Kulamthudi   Vayarukanal Adukkalakanal   Peridal   Mannathimattu Sarwaswadanam   Dhakshina   Gandharvakalyanam Jathakomkoda   Naamakaranam   Pirannal Vaikari   Pula     Pulashudham Udakakriya   Pinda   Sapandi Sradham               Religious Customs Upanayanam   Samavarthanam   Choroonu Vidyarambham   Thalikettu   Segam Sanchayanam   Thalikettukalyanam   Achukuli Uzhichil   Ekadashi   Orikkal Kuthirakettu   Theyyattu   Kuttiyoottu Kuronthiripattu   Veli     Smarthvicharam Malayankettu   Murajapam   Vratham Pudamuri/Pudavakoda   Kanyadanam   Sapthapadi

Caste & Community

Hinduism – Namboothiri, Nair, Ezhava, Backward Communities   Islam – Muslim   Christianity – Catholic and Non-Catholic