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Padinjareppatt Royal Family-Zamindari

The Nambiars of padinjareppatt were the rulers of the padinjare Nambidi Zamaindari Principlity extending to few kilometers.Othaloor village was the seat of power. The Family trace lineage to Nagavamshi Kshatriyas origin from Ahikshetra. Namboothiris established the family as the rulers.The family relations with  other feudal zamindari families in malabar and kingdoms of Malabar ,Cottiyoth-Malabar Royal Family,Kumbla Royal Family(Tuluva Kingdom) Kadathanad kingdom(vadakara) etc.

The family closely follows the customs of kerala nambuthirs brahmins,as of being half brahmin orgin. The family owns and maintains temples like,Malamelkavu shri Dharmashasta temple,Sivamangalam temple,Nayyur shridurga temple and Nagaraja temples(Sarpa Kavus). There is still remains of some royal estates and buildings nearby othaloor. Gokhale high school was initially started by the zamindars of padinjareppatt as a sanskrit school,later it was given to british to facilitate educating the subjects of the principality.