Thachudaya Kaimal

The Thachudaya Kaimals were a lineage of ruling Nair chiefs in Travancore, now in the Indian state of Kerala. This line goes back to the period of the early rulers of Venad, now known as Travancore. Based on the 18th-century installation of Thachudaya Kaimal, as recorded in the book History of Kerala, it is stated that, the title 'Thachudaya Kaimal' is given after a ceremony performed by the Yogakkars (Nambudiri Brahmins), work with local rulers to consecrate a Thachudaya Kaimal, performing rituals and offering blessings. At the end of the ceremony, the group announces to the Travancore Raja that the Illathu Puthen Veetil Kumara Kurup (Nair Nobleman of Travancore) is officially declared sacred as the new Thachudaya Kaimal to oversee the Koodalmanikyam Temple and its estates. After the ceremony, he will attain a higher status and position above the Brahmins.

Thachudaya Kaimals are slightly different and hold a higher social position than the other Kaimal families of Kerala; they belong to the Samantha Nair class among Nairs. The Thachudaya Kaimal is a sacerdotal dignitary in Kerala and is considered the spiritual chief and temporal ruler of the Koodalmanikyam Temple and its estates.

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