13-595: Nālukettu pronunciation is the traditional homestead of old Tharavadu where many generations of a Nair family lived. These types of buildings are typically found in the Indian state of Kerala . The traditional architecture is typically a rectangular structure where four halls are joined with a central courtyard, or Nadumuttam , open to the sky. The four halls on the sides are named Vadakkini (northern block), Padinjattini (western block), Kizhakkini (eastern block) and Thekkini (southern block). The architecture
26-435: A Nair family lived. These types of buildings are typically found in the Indian state of Kerala . The traditional architecture is typically a rectangular structure where four halls are joined with a central courtyard, or Nadumuttam , open to the sky. The four halls on the sides are named Vadakkini (northern block), Padinjattini (western block), Kizhakkini (eastern block) and Thekkini (southern block). The architecture
39-552: A long and strong history of trade with China. This article about a building or structure type is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to Kerala is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tharavadu Tharavad , also spelled as Tharavadu ( pronunciation ) (തറവാട്), is the Malayalam word for the ancestral home of aristocratic families in Kerala , it
52-455: A tharavad is, historically, Kerala's distinctive Nālukettu architectural tradition. A classic Nalukettu tharavad would be built with four halls, each with a defined purpose, and collectively enclosing a Nadumuttam , or open-air courtyard. Wealthier and more prominent tharavads would construct mansions with multiple such atria, such as the eight-halled Ettukettu , with two nadumuttams, or Pathinarukettu , sixteen-halled with four nadumuttams, and
65-432: Is a record of a 32-halled Muppathirandukettu being erected, although it was lost to a fire soon after construction. Every structure faces the sunlight, and in some well designed naalukettu, there is excellent ventilation. Temperatures, even in the heat of summer, are markedly lower within the naalukettu. The nalukettu and ettukettu buildings must have been inspired from the ancient Chinese house architecture. Kerala had
78-431: Is a record of a 32-halled Muppathirandukettu being erected, although it was lost to a fire soon after construction. Every structure faces the sunlight, and in some well designed naalukettu, there is excellent ventilation. Temperatures, even in the heat of summer, are markedly lower within the naalukettu. The nalukettu and ettukettu buildings must have been inspired from the ancient Chinese house architecture. Kerala had
91-468: Is common among Nair Hindus , which usually served as the common residence for the matrilineal joint family under the Marumakkathayam system practiced in the state. German linguist Hermann Gundert , in his Malayalam—English dictionary published in 1872, defines a Tharavadu as, "An ancestral residence of land-owners and kings", and also as, "A house, chiefly of noblemen". It was classically
104-493: The names of Tantrasamuchaya , Vastuvidya , Manushyalaya-Chandrika , and Silparatna . The layout of these homes is simple, and catered to the dwelling of the large number of people usually part of a tharavaadu. Ettukettu (eight halled with two central courtyards) or Pathinarukettu (sixteen halled with four central courtyards) are the more elaborate forms of the same architecture. Rarely, twelve-halled Pathrandukettu were constructed. with three courtyards, and there
117-492: The names of Tantrasamuchaya , Vastuvidya , Manushyalaya-Chandrika , and Silparatna . The layout of these homes is simple, and catered to the dwelling of the large number of people usually part of a tharavaadu. Ettukettu (eight halled with two central courtyards) or Pathinarukettu (sixteen halled with four central courtyards) are the more elaborate forms of the same architecture. Rarely, twelve-halled Pathrandukettu were constructed. with three courtyards, and there
130-407: The preserve of royal families and tharavads of similar rank. Rarely, twelve-halled Pathrandukettu were constructed. with three courtyards, and there is a record of a 32-halled Muppathirandukettu being erected, although it was lost to a fire soon after construction. Pathinarukettu Nālukettu pronunciation is the traditional homestead of old Tharavadu where many generations of
143-464: The residence of Jenmimar , but contemporary usage of the word is now more generic to all social classes and religions in Kerala. By extension, the word refers not just to the family's house but to the extended family that shares that house. Heads of tharavadus - usually the eldest living male - were known as Karnavars , and junior members as Anandravans . Inseparable from the traditional concept of
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#1732772037191156-505: Was especially catered to large families of the traditional tharavadu , to live under one roof and enjoy the commonly owned facilities of the marumakkathayam homestead. Thachu Sastra , or the Science of Carpentry and Traditional Vasthu , was the governing science in this architectural form . This branch of knowledge was well developed in the traditional architecture of Kerala and has created its own branch of literature known under
169-450: Was especially catered to large families of the traditional tharavadu , to live under one roof and enjoy the commonly owned facilities of the marumakkathayam homestead. Thachu Sastra , or the Science of Carpentry and Traditional Vasthu , was the governing science in this architectural form . This branch of knowledge was well developed in the traditional architecture of Kerala and has created its own branch of literature known under
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