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  2. Nair ceremonies and customs - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Nair - Wikipedia

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    The dance drama was historically performed exclusively by Nairs [49] [50] and had always traditionally been associated with them; Nair rulers and chiefs had patronized the art, the first Ramanattam plays were written by a Nair from a ruling family, and Kathakali had foundations in Nair military training and religious customs. [51]

  4. Kodava people - Wikipedia

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    These folk songs while talking of Kodagu and its people also mention the temple regions as well as the Thiyyar, Nambiya (Nambiar), the Nambima (Namboothiri) and the Nayamma (the Kodava word for Nair – in Malayalam Nayanmmar means Nairs) people of Northern Malabar. Baithurappa (Bythoorappa) is a chief deity of the Kodavas.

  5. Sambandam - Wikipedia

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    Nambuthiri Brahmins, in particular, followed specific marriage customs. The eldest son of a Nambuthiri Brahmin family had to marry within his own community, while others could marry from the Kshatriya or equivalent. They are allowed to marry women only from royal families, the highest subcaste of Nair, and Ambalavasi castes. Marrying women from ...

  6. Saint Thomas Christians - Wikipedia

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    St. Thomas Christians are a distinct community, both in terms of culture and religion. Though their liturgy and theology remained that of East-Syrian Christians of Persia, their life-style customs and traditions were basically Indian. It is oft-quoted: "Nazranis are Indian in culture, Christian in faith and Syrian in liturgy". [228]

  7. M.T. Vasudevan Nair, Revered Indian Screenwriter and ... - AOL

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    M.T. Vasudevan Nair, celebrated Indian screenwriter, director and novelist, died on Dec. 25 at a hospital in Kozhikode after being admitted for breathing difficulties. He was 91. His contributions ...

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  9. MT Vasudevan Nair: Celebrated Indian author and ... - AOL

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    Nair made his debut as a director in 1973 with Nirmalyam, which went on to win the national award for best feature film. Tributes poured in after news of Nair’s death broke, with the Kerala ...