 Several such Agraharams together form an organization called "Samooham".There existed 95 Agraharams in Kerala where Brahmins lived in peace, with unity, equality and simplicity.The Palakkad Iyers were not entirely affected by the Kerala Agrarian Relations Bill, 1957 (repealed in 1961 and substituted by The Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963) which abolished the tenancy system.