1. Mullassery is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in Thrissur district

Thrissur district

Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...

 in the state 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....

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Mullassery had a population of 12819 with 5904 males and 6915 females.

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2. Mullassery is an ancient tharavadu

Tharavadu

Tharavad is a system of joint family practised by people in Kerala, especially Nairs. Tharavadu was a legal entity like a Hindu Undivided Family as per Indian Income Tax laws, and was entitled to own properties. The others, like Namboothriris, Ezhavas, Christians and Muslims also now refer to...

 in Calicut

Kozhikode district

Kozhikode District , formerly Calicut, is a district of Kerala state, situated on the southwest coast of India. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 38.25% urbanised...

 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). Like ezhavas in central Kerala, 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. 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. (More to add)

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Narayana Guru

Narayana Guru

Sri Nārāyana Guru , also known as Sree Nārāyana Guru Swami, was a Hindu saint, sadhuand social reformer of India. The Guru was born into an Ezhava family, in an era when people from backward communities like the Ezhavas faced much social injustices in the caste-ridden Kerala society...

Kerala society
Social groups of Kerala