I love going to reenactments!
In olden days, the reenactments were used for both education and entertainment.
Yeah its nice to see how people lived during those times
The major agglomerations around valluvanad were occupied by the Guptan.
Guptan? I have never heard of that
Guptan
Guptan is a Hindu Vaishya forward community from the Palakkad district of Kerala, South India. The majority of the Guptans are located in Valluvanad, with major agglomerations around Vayillyamkunnu, Kadampazhippuram, Sreekrishnapuram, Chethallur and Mannarkkad. Many Sanskrit scholars and popular astrologers originated from this community.
Etymology.
The name "Guptan" is derived from the Sanskrit word "Gupt" "protected, secret". It also denotes the position in society.
Gothram.
Guptans belong to Kailasa Gothram. Agriculture and business were
ooralans" (ക്ഷേത്ര ഊരാളന്‍) of the "Thiruvaraykkal" Bhagavathy Temple. Thiruvazhiyode nagaram was considered the "Melnagaram" among the four nagarams and the tradition of giving "Nagarappanam" to Thiruvazhiyode group during marriage (if any one of bride-groom is from Thiruvazhiyode) was followed in earlier days. This ritual was to mark respect for the "Aadi Nayanar".
The name Guptan was assigned to this group belonging to valluvanad region, by Zamorin(being vaishya and part of "Thraivarnnikam" ) through Punnasseri Nambi Neelakanta Sharma (