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Ezhava is a caste in Kerala. Shiva is a Hindu god.Siva idol was consecrated by social reformer Sree Narayana Guru at Aruvippuram, in 1888.Ezhava Siva refers not to Siva as God but to the tongue-in-cheek reply given by Sree Narayana Guru when questioned by a group of Brahmins about the legitimacy of a non Brahmin consecrating a temple.
After the eventual passing of the Temple Entry Proclamation, some of the Akalis remained. They attracted some Ezhava youth to the concepts of the Sikhism, resulting in Ezhava conversions to that belief. [53] Between the Travancore census of 1875 and 1891, the literacy of Ezhava men had been increased from 3.15 percent to 12.1 percent.
Karavaloor features the Karavaloor Peedika Bhagavathy Goddess Temple, where Bhadrakali is the presiding deity. The annual festival of this temple is known for its processions. Active temples include Padinjattinkara Shiva Temple, Paanayam Shiva Temple, Mathra Shiva Temple, and Murikolilkavu Parvathy Temple.
Uthimoodu is a place of communal harmony. The majority of the people are Christians(majority being Marthomites) & Hindus (mostly belonging to the Ezhava community). However there are other Hindu Denominations such as Acharis, Saivavellalimars, Velakkathara Nairs, Pulayars, Kuravas, Tribals in good numbers besides Malankara Catholics , Orthodox , Pentecost, CSI denominations etc.
The Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (S.N.D.P) is a social service organization that has been representing the Ezhava community from the Indian state of Kerala since 1903. The S.N.D.P Yogam was founded by Dr. Padmanabhan Palpu and other Ezhava leaders with the blessing of Narayana Guru. The organization aimed to lead the community to the ...
The Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, otherwise known as Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra, is in the Kudroli area of Mangalore in Karnataka, India. It was consecrated by Narayana Guru. It is dedicated to Gokarnanatha, a form of Lord Shiva. This temple was built in 1912 by Adhyaksha HoigeBazar Koragappa.
The existence of temple was first mentioned in Sangam Literature as one of the major temples under Chera Dynasty.Cheras were adherent worshipers of Lord Shiva. When Chera dynasty ended, the place fell into the hands a few Nair nobles who renamed the place as Ernakulam (corrupt form of original word- Eere Naal Kulam meaning Pond with water always) in recognition of the famous sacred pond of ...
His reply to them that "This is not a Brahmin Shiva but an Ezhava Shiva" [12] later became a famous quote, used against casteism. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] It was here, the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP Yogam) [ 15 ] was founded on 15 May 1903 by the efforts of Padmanabhan Palpu with Narayana Guru as its founder president.