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Illathu Pillaimar, ezhava or Aayan is a social group from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu & Kerala Origin and history of ezhava , Illathar(Eezhathar /Aayan (Ai ) Community Called in Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Thiruvananthapuram & Kollam region)are Tamil speaking Community, spread over entire south Tamil Nadu And South Kerala. The Tirupparangkuntram inscription in Tamil, found near Madurai and dated back to first century BC, refers to a person as householder from Eezham (Eezha-kudumpikan). Similarly the 3rd Century inscription found in Arittapatti near Madurai talks about ‘Eelava perumal, Chief of Nelveli, has caused the carving of this auspicious cave’. The famous Kilavalavu Jain cave inscriptions of same period talks about Ezhavan who built Buddist monastery there. ==Illam== There are five illams used in Tamil Nadu and South Kerala: : * Moottillam : * Palli illam : * Chozhi illam : * Thoranathu illam : * Manja nattu illam According to another legend, the five illams originated as the children of five wives of ruler of the island (who has migrated to the island from the mainland), who were inter-married . From then onward, the children inherited the illam of the mother, and marriage between the same illam is considered taboo. While it is common for all other communities of Tamil Nadu to marry the maternal uncle (mother’s brother), Illathar or ezhavar is the only community not practicing that custom and they stand alone. They are spread over Eezham (Sri Lanka with origin from Israeli gentiles migration across the Aranian sea from 3000 BC), Kerala and Tamil Nadu and named under different nomenclature, viz. Illathar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Illathu Pillaimar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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