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⚫ The '''Namboothiris''' are from of ]. They are thought to have migrated from North ], and arrived in Kerala during the seventh century AD. Namboothiris. According to Namboothiri mythology, ] created the land (of Kerala) and donated it to them. However, this myth is actually derived from an old ] lore about King ]. According to this myth, the king flings his spear into the sea to claim land from it. This lore was modified by the Namboothiris as part of their campaign to establish themselves as the highest ] in Kerala. In the Namboothiri version, ] uses his ''Parashu'' (Axe), to create new land for the Brahmins.
The '''Namboothiris''' are the ] of ]. They adhere to the ] philosophy propounded by Sri ] and are therefore ]. Indeed, Sri ] himself was born into this community.


⚫ Namboothiris also precipitated the emergence of ] as a language distict from ]. This is evident from the fact that the Malayalam language has significant ] influence.
⚫ According to ] that ascribe, controversially, a non-Indian origin to certain higher castes, the Namboodiri's are thought to have migrated from North ], or countries further north, into Kerala during the 7th century AD. According to Namboothiri mythology, Sri ] created the land (of Kerala) and bestowed it upon them. However, this myth is actually derived from an old ] lore about King ]. According to this myth, the king flings his spear into the sea to claim land from it. This lore was modified by the Namboothiris as part of their campaign to establish themselves as the highest ] in Kerala. In the Namboothiri version, ] uses his ''Parashu'' (Axe), to create new land for the Brahmins.


Namboothiris are also known to be the foremost vedic scholars of India.
⚫ The Namboothiris may have had a major role in precipitating the emergence of ] as a language distinct from ]. This is indicated by the fact that the Malayalam language has significant ] influence.


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The Namboothiris are acknowledged as being among the foremost vedic scholars of India. In fact, among all the various ] groups in ], it is only in the vedic chanting of the Namboothiris that one can find a relic of the ] (Proto-Indo-European) language (in the form of some specific raised accent).


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The Namboothiris are from of Kerala. They are thought to have migrated from North India, and arrived in Kerala during the seventh century AD. Namboothiris. According to Namboothiri mythology, Parashuraaman created the land (of Kerala) and donated it to them. However, this myth is actually derived from an old Chera lore about King Velkezu Kuttavan. According to this myth, the king flings his spear into the sea to claim land from it. This lore was modified by the Namboothiris as part of their campaign to establish themselves as the highest caste in Kerala. In the Namboothiri version, Parashuraaman uses his Parashu (Axe), to create new land for the Brahmins.

Namboothiris also precipitated the emergence of Malayalam as a language distict from Tamil. This is evident from the fact that the Malayalam language has significant Sanskrit influence.

Namboothiris are also known to be the foremost vedic scholars of India.

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