What is a Ezhuthachan?
Ezhuthachan (caste)
Though there are little differences in customs locally, Nearly Tamil practices followed.[37][12] According to William logan's Malabar manual this caste followed a Modified Makkathayam (Patriarchy / Patrilineal system of inheritance) in which the property descends from father to son but not from father to daughter.[2] At the wedding ceremonies there are rituals like Ganapathy homam(ritual dedicated to Lord Ganesha, performed to seek his blessings), Dhakshina giving(Give donation to elders and seek blessings) and Panigrahanam(The groom holds the hand of the bride).[12] There was no Polygamy and Polyandry prevailed, but widow remarried.[12] Peculiarities in death rituals of Ezhuthachan caste, Points they were foreign caste.[12] Ezhuthachan caste worshiped Ganapathy, Vettakkorumakan, Shakti, Bhagavati,Vishnumaya.[38]