About Poomully Mana in , Peringode

'Mana' means family house of the Namboodiri. Poomully Mana, is a Namboodiri family home, having a history of more than 500 years. The Mana was once considered to be the cultural centre of Kerala. The members of Poomully Mana were famous as practitioners of ayurveda, kalari, yoga, music and other such performing arts. Sri. Poomully Raman Namboothiripad, the exceptionally talented student of the famous Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar and Sri. Poomulli Neelakandan Namboothiripad (Aramthampuran) the inimitable ayurveda practitioner, are better known among them. Many eminent personalities have visited the Mana for undergoing ayurvedic treatments and for training in various art and cultural forms. The Poomully Mana's buildings and structures are in traditional Kerala style architecture. They were reconstructed under the intiative of the Late Poomully Narayanan Namboodirippad, who was the father of Poomully Aramthampuran. The Poomully manor is a brilliant piece of architecture. Its authentic design makes it much sought after worldwide. The manor was reconstructed by the gifted designer-architect Vellanezhi Namboothiripad, who also reconstructed the Koothambalam at the Thrissur Vadakkunnathan Temple.

The Poomully family also encouraged research into the sciences, especially ayurveda. The Mana's library still has a huge collection of ancient manuscripts and books on ayurveda and other sciences. The last Kutipraveshika treatment to be recorded, took place at Poomully Mana. It was done on Poomully Vasudevan Namboodirippad, under the supervision of Poomully Aramthampuran and Vaidyamadham Valiya Narayanan Namboodiri. Ayurveda and kalari treatments have been practiced here from time immemorial and inumerous people have benefitted from this. All the treatments are carried out in a very special and authentic style, now known as the "Poomully Way".

With the expertise of Poomully Aramthampuran and the other members in ayurveda and related subjects, Poomully Mana became renowned as the "Mana for Ayurveda".
Today, it is being used as a heritage centre for ayurveda treatments, kalari, yoga etc., providing all the amenities that suit a contemporary lifestyle, without losing traditional values and principles which heighten the processes.