Thalassery
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Thalassery is a city and municipality on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahe and Kozhikode. Thalassery municipality has a population o
Clockwise from top: statue of Hermann Gundert, Kalaripayattu, Muzhappilangad Beach, Tellicherry Fort, Theyyam, Thalassery spice market, a cannon inside St. Angelo Fort, Thalassery Pier
Tellicherry pepper is a black pepper variety. This is a product of Terre Exotique, France.
Watercolour painting of Tellicherry
Aerial view of Tellicherry coast
Ezhava
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The Ezhavas, also known as Thiyya or Tiyyar in the Malabar region, and Chegavar/Chovar in the south, are a community with origins in the region of India presently known as Kerala, where in the 2010s t
Thalassery
…and female literacy were 86%. In Thalassery, 10% of the population were under 6 years of age. Social composition in Thalassery (2011) Community Percent Thiyyar 43.93% Other Hindu 17.44% Islam 34.30% Christianity 3.64% The proposed Thalassery municipal corporation consists of the Thalassery municipality and…
A Thiyan girl, 1898
A Thiyya couple, 18th century
An Ezhava couple, 19th century
The traditional attire of Thiyyar (Tiyya) Bridegroom and companions, in 1912