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The rest of them reached Eraniel (formerly Hiranyasimhanallur) near the shore of Valli river.  That day was the last Sunday of Chithirai month of [[Tamil Calendar]] during the day of [[aayilyam]] [[nakshatra]].  They placed the [[Nagaramman]] ([[the snake goddess]]) idol and also idols for '''Thangammai''' and '''Thayammai''' there.  On that night, They made nivedyam (a sweet offering for God) from a mixture of raw rice flour, banana (Matty) fruit, cardamom, dried ginger, coconut and jaggery.  This mixture was pressed to form a solid rectangular shape (like a brick), which was then covered using banana and coconut leaves and tied using Kaithai (a plant which produces a very fragrant flower) root.  This was baked using coconut husk and served to the god. This came to be known as the 'Odupparai Kolukkattai'.  Since then, the Odupparai Nagaramman Temple celebrations are being held to this day and the family and community meet together.

The community members then met the Chera King and sought permission to conduct trade.  Trading then commenced, with Eraniel as the base, covering Ganapathipuram (Pazhaya Kadai), Parakkai, Colachel, Midalam, Thiruvithancode and Padmanabhapuram.  Hence they were called Ezhur (meaning '7 towns') Chetty community.