Nainars

Nainars are vegeterian hindu community first settled in central Kerala (around 15-16th century AD).[1] The Nainar community had certain rights and privileges during the procession (ezhunnallathu) ceremony of the king of the Cochin.[1]

  1. ^ a b V., Kunhali (1986). Muslim Communities in Kerala to 1798 (PDF). Aligarh: Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University. p. 234.