South Canara
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South Canara was a district of the Madras Presidency of British Raj, located at. It comprised the towns of Kasaragod and Udupi and adjacent villages, with the administration at Mangalore city. South C
South Canara in 1909
Temple stambha, South Canara
Malayalis
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The Malayalis are a Dravidian ethnic group native to the southern Indian state of Kerala and the union territory of Lakshadweep. They are predominantly native speakers of the Malayalam language, one o
South Canara
…numerous. The original indigenous people of the region are Tuluvas (Bunts, Kulalas, Billavas, Mogaveeras, Tulu gowda, Devadigas, Bearys, Jogis) and Malayalis in the Kasaragod Taluk (Nambudiris, Nairs, Thiyyas, Mappilas etc). The Brahmins who settled first belonged chiefly to the Sthanika and thus they were…
Malayali men performing the Kerala native martial art, Kalaripayattu
Kerala Samajam, Mysore
A typical Nalukettu structure.
The Kowdiar Palace, the palace of the Maharajah of Travancore, was built with a traditional Malayali architecture style with a slight influence of early modern European elements