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Mannadiyar
Mannadiyar (or Mannadiar) is a Malayalam speaking Hindu forward caste from Palakkad region of Kerala state. Majority of Mannadiars are land owners, agriculture being their traditional occupation, ranging from farmers to big feudal landlords (Janmis). The house ( Tharavad) of Mannadiars are called "Mannattu" like illams for Namboothiris. Related castes of Mannadiar are Guptan, Pathukudi (also known as "Dashagotram" or "Pathu Madom") and Tharakan. Mannadiar belongs to Kshatriyas Group, which occupies second position in the Indian Caste system. Also the Caste is identified as a Sub Caste of Nair, as Kiriyathil Kiryathil Nair ( Who are the warrior Nāga tribes who came to Kerala from northern parts of India along the western coast )