Manakkott Amma
Manakott was a powerful Nair tharavadu (household in Nileswar. Once there lived a woman who restrained herself from the stringent rules of caste system that existed at that time. She was educated and wanted to challenge the system. While she was carrying a child, she broke the caste law by drinking water from a pot made of areca nut leaf being used by an outcast. Annoyed by this incident the head of the family killed her. The murder of a pregnant woman created a lot of problems in the Tharavadu and it finally ceased to exist. Later the villagers came to the conclusion that the assassinated woman must have emerged as a Goddess who they called Manakkott Amma. Her Theyyam is performed every year in the Vairajathan Temple, Malappacherry in Nileshwar in the month of April.
Manakott was a powerful Nair tharavadu (household in Nileswar. Once there lived a woman who restrained herself from the stringent rules of caste system that existed at that time. She was educated and wanted to challenge the system. While she was carrying a child, she broke the caste law by drinking water from a pot made of areca nut leaf being used by an outcast. Annoyed by this incident the head of the family killed her. The murder of a pregnant woman created a lot of problems in the Tharavadu and it finally ceased to exist. Later the villagers came to the conclusion that the assassinated woman must have emerged as a Goddess who they called Manakkott Amma. Her Theyyam is performed every year in the Vairajathan Temple, Malappacherry in Nileshwar in the month of April.
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