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Eradi is a subcaste of Kiryathil Nair or Eradi Nair community from the Eranad of Kerala, they were later elevated to the Samantan Samantan caste by performing the Padmagarbha Yagna. The Samoothiri (Zamorin), the erstwhile monarchs and hereditary rulers of the kingdom of Kozhikode, belong to this subcaste. They derive their name from the province of Eranad, where they were the ruling chiefs. The Eradi or Samoothiri first tried to elevate himself to the Samanthan Kshatriya status by performing the Hiranyagarbha Yagna, but fierce opposition by his opponents (Most notable of whom were the Rajas of Cochin) forced the Nambudiri of Malabar District to abandon the plan. Instead, the Samoothiri was elevated to the Samanthan Nair caste by performing the Padmagarbha Yagna.
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