Overview

The 380-year-old Brahmin homestead of Cherukattu Mana is situated on the banks of Meenachil river at Kumaranalloore, one of in Kerala. About 10 generations of Cherukattu family had been living in this house, constructed with laterite and wood in the traditional architectural style of Nalukettu. The building consists of a rectangular structure having four walls, joined together with a central open courtyard. The Cherukattu Mana has a frontal open porch, central courtyard, northern block, granary, attic, cellar, 3 bedrooms, 2 storerooms, 2 attached bathrooms, kitchen and rear verandah. The building is designed in such a way that sunlight falls on every structure in the morning. The skill of expert carpenters is reflected on the timber walls and roof interjunctions. The family of Cherukattu Mana belongs to the lineage of Rig Veda Brahmins of Bhargava gotra who had migrated from Panniyoor, a Brahmin village in Malabar to Kumaranalloor about 380 years ago. The descendents have been engaged

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