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Velakali is a ritualistic martial arts form performed by Nair men in some temples of southern Kerala. [6] The form depicts the fight between the Pandavas and Kauravas. [7] It originated in Ambalappuzha, where Mathoor Panicker, chief of the Chempakasserri army, employed it to boost the martial spirit of the people.
The Nair traditionally practised certain rituals relating to births, although often only for those of the first-born. Of these, pulicudi was the most significant to them. This involved rubbing coconut oil onto the pregnant woman, followed by bathing, formal dressing, consultation with an astrologer regarding the expected date of birth and a ...
The ritual starts with the matching of the horoscope of the girl with the boy and after the matching information is given to Karanavan (who is the leader of the Nair joint family) of the boy’s family.
For that, there was a separate ceremony, Thirandu Kalyanam, performed at a girl's menarche. The tāli-tying ritual was both a religious and legal ceremony between the lineage and enangu group, and thus can be seen as a form of mass marriage, even though it is in practice only a mock-marriage, while the later sambandham are actual marriages.
For example, Nairs don't chant 'Govinda Govinda' at the time of death rituals. Bunts don't have a ritual called 'Nilam Mezhukuka', it is a ritual of Kiriyathil-Illathu Nair community and it is performed after the cremation of dead body. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.194.67.158 08:07, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
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Kiryathil Nair Hiranyagarbha ritual Samantan Nairs The Zamorin (Kings of Calicut, circa. 1124 AD) b) The Cochin Rajas , who were originally Kiryathil Nairs whose ancestors performed the Hiranyagarbha ceremony to elevate them to the rank of Samantha Kshatriyas .