Ezhava
The Ezhavas are a community with origins in the region of India presently known as Kerala, where in the 2010s they constituted about 23% of the population and were reported to be the largest Hindu community. The Malabar Ezhava group have claimed a higher ranking in the Hindu caste system than do the others, although from the perspective of the colonial and subsequent administrations they were treated as being of similar rank.
An ancient Ezhava temple in 19th Century near Trivandrum. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Approx. 8,000,000 (2018) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Kerala | |
| Languages | |
| Malayalam | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Billava, Sinhalese |
Ezhava dynasties such as the Mannanar existed in Kerala.
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