Manethana

The Arya Maratha Kshatriya Community in Dakshina Kannada district prominently has 24 clans and 72 sub-clans. Of these there are Rigvedis, Yajurvedis and also those belonging to Sooryavamsha and Chandravamsha. (There are two more vamshas namely Brahmavamsha and Sheshavamsha. But these Vamshas seem not to be in existence in Dakshina Kannada). They were initially considered Rajaputha Rashtrakutas and later as Maharashtrians. They have Saptarishi Moola Gotras and Sootras. The Community members are the disciples of Sri Sri Shringeri Sharada Peetha Jagadguru and pursue Vedic and Shodasha traditions.

The prominent 24 family line-ups or clans are:

Sl. No Manethana Devara Mane Kula Devaru
1 Thurthi Bahuman Pilikunje, Kasaragod Hemambika
Bahuman Chandragiri Annapoorneshwari
2 Lad Chotte, Kundakuzhi Durgadevi
3 Pawar Pallikere Shakthi Nagar Ravalanath Ammanavaru
  Mahishamardhini
4 Siriyar Cherlkai,  Adoor Sri laxminarsimha swamy
Kundla, Adur Pundarikamba
5 Kaumar 1.Mategka Holekare Durga Parameshwari
2.Mategka Kuntar Mahishamardhini
3.Kantha mangala, Sullia Mahishamardhini
4.Karle Mulleriya Mahishamardhini
 
6 Suryavamshi Pariwara kana, Sullia Chamundeshwari
7 Jadhav Mundod, Kasaragod Mookambika
Kallagdhe, Jelligudde, Mangalore Mookambika
   
8 Ghorpade Gyalahalli Tumkuru Durga
9 Sindhya kemmamgaya Ashwarooda Parvathi
Chathappadi, Malla Mahadeva Ellamma
Mangala Nagara, Mangalore Durga Parameshwari
10 Chandraman Meginamane, Adhur Durga Parameshwari
Mavinakallu, Kundakuzhi Durga Devi Kathiyayini
Halegetu Sullia DurgaDevi Ambaabhavani
   
11 Vagman Jaalmane, Kundakuzhi Mahishamardhini
Hithulugadde, Kundakuzhi Arya Kathiyayini
12 Dharekar Korakkodu, Kasaragod Mahishamardhini
13 Chauhan Boopa Compound, Kasaragod Ravalnatha Bhairava
Korakoodu, Kasaragod Bhuvaneshwari, Ravalnatha
Kukkarabettu, Neralakatte Bhairava, Durga  Parameshwari
14 Jagthap Katrumoole, Bekala. Durga  Parameshwari
Sanjekadav, Adoor Durga  Parameshwari
Elikkala, Padyathadkka Ashwarooda Durga Parameshwari
  Shakdevi Ammanavaru
Kottapunja, Adhur Mahishamardhini
 
15 Katwat Kayyanni, Adoor Jai Thrikali Ravalnatha, Vishnumoorthi
 
16 Patal Nangal,  Adhur, Annapoorneshwari
   
17 More Jeppu, Mangalore Kollur Mookambika
18 Bhonsle Benrji Compound Bolara Ravalnarha Vittobha
Thulaja Bhavani
B.C. Road, Bantwala Durga  Parameshwari
19 Jamaar Maalamgya, Punduru Durga  Parameshwari
20 Septekar Karkala Durga  Parameshwari
21 Patlam Padumule, Ambukumje Annapoorneshwari
 
22 Varad Uppinangadi Shree Durga Ammanavaru

Every clan has its own trustee (Moktesara). Of these the Moktesara of Jadhav clan is given top most priority in the community. He is called the first Moktesara. Of the clans, the members of the Jadhava, Kaumar, Bahuman. Patal, Vagman. Chadraman  are considered as those belonging to the Guruvarga family. These clans have their own separate family Gurus.

The names of sub-clans – Marathe, Phalkar, Holkar, Karki Tamara. Sure, Bhide, Jade, Amte—there are 72 such sub-clans.
Those belonging to the 24 prominent clans belong to the Kashyapa, Atri, Bharadwaja, Vishwamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni and Saptarishi gotras. It can be said that in Dakshina Kannada district (including Kasargod district) there are hardly any members belonging to the Atri, Gautama Rishi Moola and those belonging o the Ghorpade, Gayakwad, Nimbalkar, and Marathe clans.