During 70s or so, when the famous Illustrated Weekly , big size was beIng published the Russian / keralite pAmbassador was writing about the specialities of all the states, once a week.e
In the issue, about speciality seen in Kerala, Ihe Ambassador wrote that in Namboodri caste, only the Eldest marries in their community , the rest are free to marry other than Namboodries or have Concubines.Women of all other castes took it as a pride to be the Concubine for a Namboodri Brahmin
One more interesting matter is this :- the concubines of Namboodries may be married women, but all the more The Namboodri would be the Prime male to visit the concubines house any time ., even thoghthe woman is the wife of some one else?.
Namboodri always carries a Chombuwill quietl of Water to the lady;s house & places the same at the entrance. Before entering.
If the so called Husband happens to come to the house,& seeing the Chombu , Will quietly leave & return after knowing that Namboodri has left,!
One more custom:- iIf the women walking on theRoad , after field working, & happen to cross a Namboodri Brahmin,would take off her upper cloth ,despite the fact the women are Brested.as a mark of RESPECT!
Rishikesan (a.Srinivasan)
P svon in Namboodri marries a brahmin about the culture of Very Orthodox Namboodri Brahmins privailing then.
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