Ayyappan know as Ayyan who had a place with the Vellalar Kulam, was the military head of the Pandalam regal family. He lived with his uncle Perisseri Pillai of Erumeli, Kottayam dist, Kerala. This was around ten ages back.
Ayyan was instrumental in the thrashing of Udayanan, who assaulted Sabarimala and attempted to wreck the old Sastha sanctuary in the thick backwoods of present Pathanamthitta area.
In the interim, the Royal group of King Pandya had moved from Tamilnadu around 800 years back. Sabarimala with the help of Ayyan, Vavar, a Muslim youth from Kanjirappally, Kadutha, a Nair youth from Muzhukeer, Chenganoor, Alapuzha dist.
During a conflict, Ayyappan got murdered. His uncle, Perissery Pillai, built the Kochampalam - an old little Sastha sanctuary - at Erumeli, inverse the Vavar Pally, developed by Muslims in memory of Vavar Swamy.
After the destruction of Ayyappan individuals felt that he was the avathar of Lord Sastha and started to revere him. Later Ayyappan and Sastha moved toward becoming synonymous. Ayyappan was the child of a Nalankal Krishna Pillai in his book Mahashekthrangalkkumunpil states that Brahmins never had the name Ayyappan or Ayyan.
Ayyan had an area with "Vellalar kulam, Near Erumeli, Kottayam, Kerala. . In a similar compound there is a multi-year old, covered, exhausted, mud house, the place of Perissery Pillai, Ayyappan's uncle and the Vellal Chieftain of Erumeli. There even today one can see the antiquated sword utilized by Ayyappan to kill the immense Eruma-mahisham. Where the eruma was executed turned out to be Erumakolly and later Erumeli.
Sabarimala pilgrims, Ayyappans, direct the Erumeli Pettaithullal This is to commemorate the killing of mahisham by Ayyan and is celebrated during the long stretch of December-January consistently. Pillai is basic name among vellalas of Kottayam, Alapuzha, Pathanamthitta, Idukki and Ernakulam areas of Kerala. Various Ayyappan kovils were built by Vellalas who moved from Tamilnadu to Kerala, for example, Erumeli, Kanam and so forth.
ARTHUNKAL VELUTHACHAN AND LORD AYYAPPAN
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In 1904 Travancore king appointed a family of telugu brahmins who came from Andhrapradesh as priests, who were settled down at Chengannoor. This family called Thazhamon family of Thantris have been having hereditary rights to be priests at Sabarimala since 1904 AD.
Even after independence no other priestly families were allowed to work as Thantris in Sabarimala. After this period Mala Arayars were sidelined. Cheerappanchira Panickers were ignored.
BRAHMIN SUPREMACY
Sabarimala Temple came under the Nambuthiri Pandyans and Telugu Brahmin Thazhamon Thantri family completely. The Tantris of Thazha Mon Madom now claim that they got the title Tantri of the Sabarimala temple from Parasurama Maharshi in 100 BC. That means that 1700 years before Lord Ayyapan's birth Thazhamon Thantris became priests of Sabarimala temple.
DRAVIDIAN ROOTS OF PANDIYAN DYNASTY
Original Pandyans were Dravidian Tamil Villavar rulers. Villavar kings were supported by Villavar, Malayar, Vanavar and Meenavar clans. Panickars and Enathy commanders led the Pandyan armies.
Nambuthiri Pandyan dynasty belonging to Bhargavakulam which pretends to be Pandyans are neither Dravidian Villavar nor Tamils. Nambuthiri Pandyans are not ethnically related to Pandalam Pandyan dynasty.
TULU-NEPALESE INVADERS
Tamil Villavars founded Chera,Chola,Pandyan dynasties which ruled Kerala and Tamilnadu from prehistory. Tulu kings who were enemies of Tamil kingdoms allied with Arabs and Turks. Arabs who were a major sea power in the 12th century wanted to establish a major settlement in Malabar.
Tulu kings were defended by a Nepalese army of Nairs with roots from Ahichatram. Nambuthiris were also Tulu brahmins with Ahichatram roots who migrated to Karnataka in 345 AD during the reign of Kadamba king Mayura Varma.
In 1120 AD a Tulu invader called Banapperumal (Banuvikrama Kulasekharapperumal) attacked Kerala with Arab support. Banapperumal invaded Kerala with 350000 numbered Nair army and occupied Malabar(Kasaragod,Kannur,Kozhikode and Malappuram districts) where Arabs established a settlement.
After the Tulu invasion 1120 AD Tulu Samanthas, Nairs and Nambuthiris with Nepalese origins appeared in Northern Kerala. Many Nairs had white complexion but with an yellowish tinge and slightly Mongoloid facial features because of their Nepalese origins. Nairs and Nambuthiris called themselves Savarna.
Nairs and Nambuthiris were Tulu-Nepalese people who were the enemies of Chera and Pandyan kingdoms. After the defeat of Pandyan dynasty in 1310 AD in the war with Malik Kafur who was an invader from Delhi Sultanate all the Tamil Kingdoms came to an end. Villavar were en Masse massacred by Delhi's armies.
Tulu invaders of Malabar ie Samanthar, Nair and Nambuthiris were given overlordship of Kerala by Delhi Sultanate and Malik Kafur. Tulu-Nepalese matriarchal kingdoms were established by Tulu Samanthas and Nambuthiris throughout Kerala in 1335 AD. Tulu-Nepalese matriarchal Savarna dynasties was supported by Arabs and Turks.
Brahmins during Later Chera dynasty period (800 AD to 1120 AD) were known by the following names Pattar, Pattarar, Pattarakar, Pattariyar, Pazharar, Chathirar, Nambi, Uvachar etc. Nambuthiris were never mentioned in any of the Tamil records prior to 1335 AD.
All the earlier Tamil Brahmins disappeared mysteriously after the Malik Kafur's attack in 1310.
Namboothiris claim that Parashurama gave them authority over Kerala.In fact the overlordship of Kerala was given by Malik Kafur to Tuluva Brahmin Nambuthiris and Tulu Samanthas in 1310 AD.This led to the suppression of Dravidian Tamil Villavar dynasties such as Chera and Pandyan dynazties in Kerala. Most of the Dravidian Malayalis had been branded as Avarna by the Aryan-Naga invaders. Nambuthiris were Tulu-Nepalese Brahmins who had been arch enemies of Pandyan dynasty.