Putumanna Panikkar
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Putumanna Panikkar is one of the most prominent Nair
families in the Valluvanad area of Kerala
. The Chavers from Valluvanad taking part in the Mamankam
were always led by the Nairs from the Putumanna Panikkar family. In 1766, when the last Mamankam was conducted in Thirunavaya
, the Zamorin had a hair-breath escape from a chaver aged 16 hailing from the Putumanna Panikkar family (Putumanna Kandaru Menon
).
Accounts of Chaver attack at Mamankam in 1683 is given by Logan - "Amid much din and firing of guns the Morituri, the Chaver Nairs, the elect of four Nair houses in Waluvanad, step forth from the crowd and receive the last blessings and farewells of their friends and relatives. They have just partaken of the last meal they are to eat on earth at the house of the temple representative of their chieftain; they are decked with garlands and smeared with ashes. . On this particular occasion it is one of the houses of Putumanna Panikkar who heads the fray. He is joined by seventeen of his friends - for all who so wish may fall in with sword and target in support of the men who have elected to die."
Nair
Nair , also known as Nayar , refers to "not a unitary group but a named category of castes", which historically embody several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom bore the Nair title. These people historically live in the present-day Indian state of Kerala...
families in the Valluvanad area of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. The Chavers from Valluvanad taking part in the Mamankam
Mamankam festival
Mamankam festival or Mamangam festival was an ancient festival celebrated in Thirunavaya, Malabar coast, south India, in the present day state of Kerala from the time of Kulasekharas in every 12 years until 18th century, mostly remembered for the bloody battles occurred during the festivals...
were always led by the Nairs from the Putumanna Panikkar family. In 1766, when the last Mamankam was conducted in Thirunavaya
Thirunavaya
Thirunavaya is a small village in Malappuram district of Kerala, south India. This village is famed as the theatre of the Mamankam festival held in the Thirunavaya Temple on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River....
, the Zamorin had a hair-breath escape from a chaver aged 16 hailing from the Putumanna Panikkar family (Putumanna Kandaru Menon
Putumanna Kandaru Menon
Putumanna Kandaru Menon was a Nair Chaver hailing from the Putumanna Panikkar family who died during the 1766 Mamankam. At the time of his death, he was 16 years old Putumanna Kandaru Menon (1750–1766) was a Nair Chaver (Suicide attacker) hailing from the Putumanna Panikkar family who died during...
).
Accounts of Chaver attack at Mamankam in 1683 is given by Logan - "Amid much din and firing of guns the Morituri, the Chaver Nairs, the elect of four Nair houses in Waluvanad, step forth from the crowd and receive the last blessings and farewells of their friends and relatives. They have just partaken of the last meal they are to eat on earth at the house of the temple representative of their chieftain; they are decked with garlands and smeared with ashes. . On this particular occasion it is one of the houses of Putumanna Panikkar who heads the fray. He is joined by seventeen of his friends - for all who so wish may fall in with sword and target in support of the men who have elected to die."