The Mannan are a community in
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
, India. They are one of the
Adivasi
The Adivasi (also transliterated as Adibasi) are heterogeneous tribal groups across the Indian subcontinent. The term is a recent invention from the 20th century and is now widely used as a self-designation by groups classified as Scheduled Tr ...
who live in
Idukki District
Idukki (ഇടുക്കി; ) is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala in the southwest of the country. It is the largest district in Kerala and lies amid the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Kerala. Idukki district co ...
. Mannan is a schedule caste community, which only worked as labours in the fields. It is the only existing tribal village in South India which falls under the
Kanchiyar grama panchayath of Idukki
tehsil
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(previously
Udumbanchola tehsil). The village has four religious divisions such as 'Thekkottu Kattu Rajyam', 'Nadukkuda Kattu Rajyam', 'Athal Orupuram' and 'Chenkanattu Mala'. Goddess Madhura
Minakshi
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of famed
Madura Temple in
Tamil Nadu
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is their ''Kuladevatha'' (tutelary deity).
See also
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Kozhimala the Mannan settlement that is the community's "headquarters"
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The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
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* {{cite web , last1=''Better India'' photographer , last2=''Better India'' Writer , title=In Photos: The Fascinating Story of Kerala's Forest King & His Tribe's 700-Year-Old Legacy , url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/95726/kerala-forest-king-raja-raman-mannan-idukki/ , website=The Better India , language=en , date=13 April 2017
External links
Government of Kerala: Iddukki District official website
Social groups of Kerala
Ethnic groups in Kerala
Indian castes
South Indian communities