Ezhava is a caste in Kerala. Shiva is a Hindu god. Siva idol was consecrated by social reformer Sree Narayana Guru at Aruvippuram, in 1888. Ezhava Siva refers not to Siva as God but to the tongue-in-cheek reply given by Sree Narayana Guru when questioned by a group of Brahmins about the legitimacy of a non Brahmin consecrating a temple. This was a major break from tradition as installation of idols by non Brahmins was considered blasphemy and Sree Narayana Guru belonged to the lower caste Ezhava community. The sarcasm was meant to highlight the immorality of Brahmins who denied social spaces and the right to worship from the lower castes.
Sree Narayana Guru, well learned in the Hindu scriptures, always considered God as a power without limits and boundaries but who bestows benevolence on all, irrespective of caste. This is evident in the Universal Prayer in Malayalam, Daivadasakam (10 Verses To God) he had written for the masses. After the Aruvippuram Temple Consecration, he wrote in Malayalam:
Jaathibhedam Mathadwesham
Eathumillathey Sarvarum
Sodarathwena Vaazhunna
Mathrukasthanamanithu ("this is the model abode where everyone will live in brotherhood , without animosity due to differences of caste and religion")[1]
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Ezhava is a caste in Kerala. Shiva is a Hindu god. Siva idol was consecrated by social reformer Sree Narayana Guru at Aruvippuram, in 1888. Ezhava Siva...
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was conceived by the Ezhava Congress leader and a follower of Sri Narayana Guru, T. K. Madhavan. It demanded the right of the Ezhavas and 'untouchables'...
né Nanu, was born on 20 August 1856 to Madan Asan and Kuttiyamma in an Ezhava family of ayurvedic physicians, in the village of Chempazhanthy near Thiruvananthapuram...
temple was founded by the Kalathil family as the ancestral home of Kerala's Ezhava community in Chavakkad. The temple worships a brahmin woman who lived in...
Devaswom board recruitments are based on reservation. Ezhava (17%) Hindu OBC excluding Ezhava (6%) SC/ST (12%) Economically backward High caste Hindus...
scripted by Madhu Muttam; is inspired by a tragedy that happened in an Ezhava tharavad of Alummoottil meda' an old (Traditional house) located at Muttom...
Singh succeeded him.[citation needed] Vayalar Ravi was born to a prominent Ezhava family, as son of M.K Krishnan, a veteran freedom fighter and a social activist...
are assumed to represent Siva and Parvathi as Ardhanareesvara and which, according to another tradition, represent Sankara (Siva) and Narayana (Vishnu)...
the film. Dhanush appeared in an extended guest appearance in Subramania Siva's Seedan. His next two ventures were the action films, Mappillai, a remake...
reformer from the Ezhava caste, although the two men differed in their philosophy and the means of turning it into reality. The Ezhava and Pulayar communities...
Christians and Ezhavas a prominent community of Hindus. St. Mary's Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church, Kunnathu Mahadeva temple and Siva temple are...
against the Maratha king Shivaji Maharaj. Unniyarcha: She was a chekava/Ezhava woman warrior from Kerala famous for her valour and beauty. Durga (Sanskrit:...
communities in Kerala, Southern Karnataka and Southern Tamil Nadu including the Ezhavas, Billavas, Kodavas, Nadars, Namboodhiris, Moosathu Brahmins and Nairs,...
‘Kaduthamsserry Kudumbayogam among Kurava caste and ‘Kettungal Kudumabayogam’ among Ezhava caste enjoying special status in the administration of the temple. The annual...
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The Vazhappally Pathillathil Potimar (administrator of Vazhappally Maha Siva Temple) assisted the Thekkumkur king in the Neerazhi Palace and transferred...
Buddha Group of Institutions) S.N. Vijayan (former National Vice President Ezhava Mahajana Sabha) Chengannur Pandalam Alapuzha district Chengannur Railway...
practised by majority of the people in Kollam district of which Nair (32%) and Ezhava (30.5%) are the largest sub groups. Islam (19.3%) is the second largest...
types of poojas are available at this temple. Priests are selected from Ezhava Community. The administration of this temple is carried out by a selected...
Malayalam India (Kerala) Ambalavasi, Dheevara, Nair, Paravar, Mappilas, Ezhava, Latheen Mappilas, St. Thomas Christians along with significant populations...
Chattambi Swamikal and Shree Narayana Gurudevan, born in the leading Nayar and Ezhava communities, lived and did penance here before embarking on their mission...
the total population of Hindus in the district, 32% are Nairs, 30.5% are Ezhavas, 16.9% are Dalit and 7.7% Vishwakarmas. Oachira, located in the northern...
are also covered with cap stones. Dozens of Dolmens around the area of old Siva temple (Thenkasinathan Temple) at Kovilkadavu on the banks of the River Pambar...
Chandragiri and Manjeshwar. On 19 January 1801, Francis speaks of visiting a Siva temple at Pulla (Pallikere), beyond which, the country rises into open rising...
This school is serving good quality educations. Manjeshwaram Kasaragod Ezhava/Thiya community Billava Community Temples of Kerala The school also provides...
category. A variation of circle-ellipse is also seen as an exception in the Siva shrine at Vaikkom. Polygonal shapes belonging to the Dravida category are...
(c. 1044 CE), from Tiruvannur Temple, near Calicut (the temple is a now Siva temple) Alathur (Godapuram) Inscription (c. 11th century) - Images of Mahavira...
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