KULATHAKKAL THARAVADU

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KULATHAKKAL THARAVADU OR FAMILY IS ONE OF THE OLDEST NASRANI FAMILIES IN CENTRAL TRAVENCORE. RAMAR NAMBOODIRI ("LATER RAMACHA" )WHO ESTABLISHED KULATHAKKAL KUDUMBAM LIVED DURING THE PERIOD 1250 AD TO 1325 AD IN THIS THARAVADU . DUE TO THE CLOSE CONTACT WITH 'MALIYEKAL THARAKAN,( MALIYEKAL FAMILY WAS THE MOST PROMINENT CHRISTIAN FAMILY IN MARAMON AREA, DURING THAT PERIOD AND THARAKAN IS THE SENIOR MOST MEMBER OF THAT FAMILY ) HE ACCEPTED CHRISTIANITY AND THIS FACT IS RECORDED IN KULATHAKKAL KUDUMBA CHARITHRAM (page 22).The Members o f the Niranam Church, who were staying in Maramon found it extremely difficult to attend the Church services in Niranam, regularly. Those days country boats (Kettuvallams) were the only mode of transport (There were no road facilities). The members of the Kulathakkal and Malayekkal Family, gave leadership for the establishment of the Maramon Church in Maliyekkal Purayidam, In 28 August, 1440 (Chinghom 12, 616 M.E.) And Kulathakkal family Members donated the land for its Cemetry