Mullassery

Mullassery
village

Good Sheperd's Church Mullassery
Mullassery

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 10°32′0″N 76°5′0″E / 10.53333°N 76.08333°ECoordinates: 10°32′0″N 76°5′0″E / 10.53333°N 76.08333°E
Country  India
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Population (2001)
  Total 12,819
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 680509
Vehicle registration KL-
Nearest city thrissur

1. Mullassery is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Mullassery had a population of 12819 with 5904 males and 6915 females.[1]


2. Mullassery is an ancient thiyya tharavadu in Kozhikode district|Calicut]] district of Kerala State. Mullassery tharavadu consists of five thavazhis ("thai vazhi", literal meaning, through mother's lineage, however inheritance is counted following father's lineage).The oldest branch is Koramparambil.Other thavazhis are Mannangot,Melot,Pattalloor etc.Some members from Mannnangot thavazhi had migrated to the Velimukku-Chelari belt and they came to be known as Mullancherry,a shortened form of Mullassery.Among them,one of the prominent subtharavads is Mullassery Kannampulakkal,also known as Kannampulakkal. Like most thiyya families, Mullassery tharavadu follows patriarchal system of inheritance, where father's lineage is given priority. The para devatha or clan deity of this tharavadu is Mullassery Bhagavathy.Other upadevathas are Wayanattu Kulavan(Aadi theeyan),Mundyan moorthi,Khandaa Karnan Moorthi,Dandaan Moorthi,Arukanda Moorthi,Bhootha ganangal,Nagayakshi and Nagam. The annual festival of this temple is celebrated on 10th of Kumbham, of Malayalan calendar year. Most of the inheritors of this tharavadu spread across the areas near to Mullassery Bhagavati Kshethram situated in Ramanattukara Panchayath. Way to Mullassery Bhagavathi Kshethram. The temple is now run by a registered trust, consisting of all people of the locality interested in the activities of the tharavadu, incorporating the progressive social changes that Kerala is famous for.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

for more details visit www.mymullassery.com

Narayana Guru Kerala society Social groups of Kerala