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(13) . Trikkampala. 



(14) . Trichola. 



(15) . Kollore. 



(16) . Gomayam. 



(17) . Vellar. 



(18) . Ventotu. 



(19) . Vencatam. 



(20) . Chengote. 



(21) . Kotiswaram. 



(22) . Manchiswaram. 



(23) . Utuppu. 



(24) . Sankaranara- 



yanam. 



(25) . Kottam. 



(26) . Sivalli. 



(27) . Mora. 



(28) . Pancha. 



(29) . Vittal. 



(30) . Kumara 



mangalam. 



(31) . Ananthapuram. 



(32) . Karnapuram. 



(13) . Mushikakulam. 



(14) . Iringalakuda. 



(15) . Atapore. 



(16) . Chengavotu. 



(17) Uliannore. 



(18) . Kaluthanadu. 



(19) . Katappore. 



(20) . Ilibhyam. 



(21) . Sivapuram. 



(22) . Avittathore. 



(23) . Vennanadu. 



(24) . Katumuri. 



(25) . Kitangore. 



(26) . Kumaranallore. 



(27) . Kaviore. 



(28) . Ettumanore. 



(29) . Anmani. 



(30) . Anmalam. 



(31) . Tiruvella. 



(32) . Chengannore, 



These 32 sub-gramas belong to the Tulu Grama. The 32 

 of the Malayala Grama are — 



(1) . Piennore. 



(2) . Perinchallore. 



(3) . Karikkatu. 



(4) . Isanamangalam. 



(5) . Alathore. 



(6) . Karintholam. 



(7) . Trisivaperore. 



(8) . Panniore. 



(9) . Sukapuram. 



(10) . Perumanem. 



(11) . Parappore. 



In order to people this land Parasurama brought foreign 

 Brahmins and settled them here. In the beginning they 

 did not show any disposition to leave Malabar; but after 

 some time they began to return to their native places. The 

 Keralotpatti (a Malayalam work on Malabar) accounts thus 

 for their leaving Malabar. As soon as the Brahmins were 

 first settled in the country many serpents appeared in the 

 land and began to trouble the Brahmins. They were afraid 

 of the serpents and so began to leave the country. When 

 Parasurama knew this he repaired to Brahma, the creator, and 

 asked him for his assistance. Both of them came to Malabar 

 and ordered the people who were there at the time not to 

 quit the country. The language of the land was then 

 changed and the people were commanded to " wear their 

 top-knot or Kuduma on the top of the head somewhat for- 

 wards, instead of hanging down from the back of the head 

 as is usual among the Hindus of the east countries. ,,7 Another 



(7) For a different and detailed account of the same story, see Dr. Day's 

 " Land of the Perumals," pp. 39-41. 



