Birth and Early Life
He was born in Vaikom on 25th Edavam 989 Kolla era (1814 AD), present Kottayam district in the erstwhile Travancore state and adopted to the family of Moothathu by name Vattapalli Matom at Suchindrum for doing the rites and rituals of the temple. The family at suchindrum lacked a male child who will be able to perform temple duties as the chief priest. So Pachu Moothathu was adopted there as the male successor to perform the temple duties.Suchindrum and Kanyakumari was a part of the erstwhile Travancore state ruled by the Maharaja of Travancore.The main attraction of the place is the Thanumalayan Temple that is important to both Shaivaites and Vaishnavite sects of Hinduism. The family of Vattapalli Matom is the Tantri of the Suchindrum Sri Thanumalayan temple from where one male member(usually the eldest person)must perform the rites and rituals of the temple.
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