ur am ▁& ▁Ram ap ur am ▁nag ar ams ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁minister ▁S AN K AR A ▁NA Y AN AR ▁( ▁belonging ▁to ▁Er al pur am ▁nag aram ) ▁and ▁they ▁took ▁their ▁k ul ade v ath a ▁( G od dess ) ▁Bh ag av ath y ▁and ▁ach ary a ▁G yan as iv ach ary a ▁along ▁with ▁them .. ▁Th ir uv az hi y ode ▁nag aram ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁" M eln ag aram " ▁among ▁the ▁four ▁nag ar ams ▁and ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁giving ▁" N agar app an am " ▁to ▁Th ir uv az hi y ode ▁group ▁during ▁marriage ▁( if ▁any ▁one ▁of ▁b ride - g room ▁is ▁from ▁Th ir uv az hi y ode ) ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁earlier ▁days . ▁This ▁rit ual ▁was ▁to ▁mark ▁respect ▁for ▁the ▁" A adi ▁N ay an ar ". ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Th ar ak an ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁this ▁group ▁belonging ▁to ▁vall u van ad ▁region , ▁by ▁Zam or in ( be ing ▁va ish ya ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁" Th ra iv arn nik am " ▁) ▁through ▁P unn asser i ▁N amb i ▁Ne el ak anta ▁Sh arma ▁( ear lier ▁addressed ▁as ▁Mo oth an ▁( M ooth avan ▁meaning ▁elder ) ▁ ▁and ▁sometimes ▁as ▁E zh ss an ( E zh uth ach an ), ▁Men on ▁( M el avan ▁–