The Moothan are a community in
Palakkad district of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
, India, who primarily engage in trade. They believe themselves to have migrated to Kerala in the 10th century with godess Kannaki and they live in Majorly in Katampazhipuram, Sreekrishnapuram, Mannarkad and Ottapalam and refer to themselves as
Arya Vaishya.
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Social groups of Kerala
Ethnic groups in Kerala
South Indian communities
Indian castes