Nambhoothiris are a set of Brahmins who are settled and found in Kerala.
Adi Shankaracharya is from this sect.
Namboothiris are reported to have settled in the western Coast of South India , Kerala.
Parashurama created land from the Arabian sea and established the Namboothiri sect.
The group is a closed group and they do not allow others to get married into their community, even of they are Brahmins.
However this custom is changing now.![]()
