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Onnu Kure Áyiram Yogam (Malayalam:ഒന്നു കുറെ ആയിരം യോഗം), also called OKAY, is an association of members of the Nair society in the Kodungallur region of Kerala state, India. Literally ''Onnu Kure Áyiram Yogam'' means ''an association of one minus one thousand''. The ''yogam'' (association) was an organisation of Nairs of the region and various sub classes of the Nair community had representations in the ''yogam''. The members of the ''yogam'' were the administrators of the Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple. The ''yogam'' used to be held on the first day of every month before the Kodungallur Bhagavathy temple and considered all matters pertaining to the subjects who are within their jurisdiction and took appropriate decisions. == History == The ''yogam'' was once a militant force under the Cheraman Perumals (kings of Chera dynasty) composed of one thousand people including the ''Perumal'' (the Chera king) himself and his friends from the Nair community. Even after the end of Chera dynasty in the early 12th century, the organization continued to exist; but they decided not to fill the absence of the Chera kings. Hence the number shrank to nine hundred and ninety nine and the ''yogam'' became known by its present name. However, some legends tells the mysterious disappearance of a Cheraman Perumal (the Chera king) and his conversion to Islam and the followed Hajj. So, the Nair militia shrank nine hundred and ninety nine. Today, the organisation is usually referred to by its acronym, ''OKAY''. Even after the end of the Perumal reign, when the Kodungallur Royal Family took over the administration in the region, the ''yogam'' and the kings used to meet and take joint decisions on the administration of the temple on the first day of every month (''Kollam'' Era). They also performed a ritual called ''Nizhalirikkal'', after ''Pantheeradi Puja'', at the east gate of the temple in continuation of the summit . ''Nizhalirikkal'' was a committee on administration of the temple which had a ''quorum'' of 32 members. ''Pantheeradi (twelve feet) Puja'' (worship) is one of the daily ''puja'' rituals performed in Kerala temples when the shadow reaches 12 feet of length.〔(Temples and Temple Rituals of Kerala )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Onnu Kure Áyiram Yogam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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