 They followed a unique Hebrew-Syriac Christian tradition which included several Jewish elements and Indian customs.Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian church which is known as Mar Thoma Church is still a part of this Malankara Church.In the 17th century, a member of the Panamkuzhy family (a branch of the Pakalomattam family), came and settled in Kozhencherry on the banks of river Pampa.