
kaattunaayakan

indian samsthaanangalaaya thamizhnaad, karnataka, keralam, andhraapradesh ennividangalile oru pattikavarga gothramaan kattunayakkar allengil jennukurumba.
kattunayakkar" enna vaakkinte ardham thamizhilum kannadayilum "kaattile rajaavu" ennaanu. pradhaanamaayum kaattunool, mezhuk ennivayude vanaa uthppannangalude shekharanathilum shekharanathilum earppettirikkunna pashchimaghattatthile aadyakaala nivaasikalil oraalaan kattunayakkar.
purushanmaar cheria dhottikalum pakuthi sleeve sharttukalum dharikkunnu. sthreekal tholum kaikalum anaavashyamaayi upekshichu kazhuthinu thottaduthaayi shareerathil oru neenda thuni kashanam gadippikkunnu. 1990kalkk munbu baalavivaahangal saadhaaranamaayirunnuvenkilum ippol praayapoorthiyaaya sesham penkuttikal vivaham kazhikkunnu. ottavarggavivaham kattunayakkar samudaayathinte pothuvaaya niyamamaan.
2023 march 12 nuu, upekshikkappetta aanakale paripalikkukayum pariposhippikkukayum cheiyunna eee gothratthile aalukale pinthudarunna oru indian nirmmaana documentary, dhii elephant visparezhs mikacha documentary hraswachithrathinulla akkadami award nedi. 
kattunayakar hindumathathil vishwasikkukayum ellah dravida bhaashakaludeyum misrithamaaya oru bhasha samsaarikkukayum cheiyunnu. gothratthinte pradhana devata shivan "bhairavan" enna peril naayakkarumaan. mrugangal, pakshikal, marangal, paara kunninpurangal, paambukal ennivayeyum mattu hindu devathakaleyum avar aaradhikkunnu.
samgeethavum paattukalum nrithavum eshtappedunnavaraanu kaattunayakarmaar. avaye "kolanayikkaar", "paathinaayikkaar" ennum vilikkunnu.
jennoo kurumba.
1982ll kattunayakanum jennukurumbayum rund vyathyastha gothrangalaayi kanakkakkappettu. 1988ll iruvarum ore gothrakkaraayi kanakkakkappettu.
keralatthile kattunayakkar.
keralatthile anchu purathana gothravibhagangalil onnaanu kattunayakkar. avar prakrithiyumaayi valare yojichaanu jeevikkunnath. kattunayakkar gothratthinte rund pradhana jeevita maargangalaanu vettayaadalum vanavibhavangal shekharikkalum. ennirunnaalum, thaddesheeya vanangalum vanyajeevikalum samrakshikkunnathinulla niyanthranangal vanangalkk purathu jolie kandethaan avare nirbandhitharaakki. valare kuranja vethanathil jolie cheyyaan thayyaaraanengilum, kaattunayakarkkidayil thozhilillaaymayum daaridryavum valare kadinamaanu. gothratthinte mattoru pradhana ghadakam aushadha sambradaayavum samskaravumaayulla adutha bandhavumaan. saadhaarana rogangalkk avar parambaraagatha marunnukal upayogikkunnu, pakshe avar adiyantharaavasthayil aadhunika marunnukal upayogikkunnu. ennittum avar aadhunika vaidyashaasthram upayogikkunnathu, nannayi nirvachikkapetta parambaraagatha aachaarangaliloodeyo poojakaliloodeyo thalavanteyo purohithanteyo (saadhaaranayaayi rund rolukalum ore vyakthiyaan ettedukkunnathu) "daivathinte" sammatham thediyathinushesham maathramaan.

