The famed pazhyvettaraiyars immortalised in ponniyinsevan were of kerala origins. But how they came and settled in a chola heartland and managed to survive in very high ranks is a mystery. Their relationships with cheras is not clear. The major chera - chola relationship starts with aditya chola but become more concrete in parantaka's times with his marriage of chera princes.
Pazhuvettaraiyars enjoyed atleast 1 to 1.5 centuries of royal life - parantaka, arinjaya, kandarathitha and uttma times but completely lose their ground in rajaraja's times - never to appear again
Like their entry, their exit is also something that cannot be explained. Pazhuvoor Nakkan panchavan mahadevi may have been his queen - but pazhuvettaraiyars almost vanished at the time of rajaraja.
It should be remembered that rajaraja was the first chola king to wage war against cheras breaking several decades of relationship. He ravages kerala - every bit of it with all its different kingdoms
I am sure our Group is aware of Dr. Kalaikkovan's book on Pazhuvur and serial in www.varalaaru.com.
Pazhuvettarayars - whether of Kerala origin or Kongu origin - did surface in some informal discussion with state archlgy persons sometime back.
I happen to refer Pazhuvettaryars inscriptions in Pazhuvur (obviously), Thiruvaiyaru - RRC period - (Grant of 96 Saava moova peradu - sheep for Ghee) and Udayarkudi (Grant of 96 Saava moova peradu - sheep for Ghee) - Uthama's period.
In RjC's 7th year - a servant of Pazhuvur makes some grant and with that their menion gets extinguished.