Chetti Melaka

Chetti Melaka Welcome to Our Page! Discover the rich heritage of the Chetti Melaka community — our unique culture, vibrant traditions, meaningful activities, and more.

Join us as we celebrate and share the legacy of this special Peranakan Indian community! Many people often mistake us, the Chetti Melaka community, for the Chettiar, but we are distinct and unique in both our origins and cultural identity. The Chetti Melaka are a culturally rich and historically rooted community in Malaysia. Our forefathers were Indian Tamil traders from Kalingapatnam and other so

uthern Indian ports who arrived in Melaka around 1414 during the Malacca Sultanate era. These early settlers married local Malay women, and their children grew up embracing the Malay language, attire, customs, and cuisine, while still preserving the Hindu Saiva faith and essential elements of Indian tradition. This fusion of Indian and Malay influences birthed a unique ethnocultural group — the Chetti Melaka, also known as Peranakan Indian. We are a minority community, but we continue to practice our vibrant traditions with great pride: from pantun and traditional dances like joget, to our festivals, temple rituals, and distinctive cuisine. To this day, we continue to uphold our unique cultural identity, language, and religious practices — a living legacy of our blended heritage.

Selamat Hari Merdeka yang ke-69
28/08/2026

Selamat Hari Merdeka yang ke-69

Setinggi-tinggi Taniah kepada Tun Seri Setia Dr.Haji Mohd Ali bin Mohd.Rustam Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka sempena Sambu...
24/08/2026

Setinggi-tinggi Taniah kepada Tun Seri Setia Dr.Haji Mohd Ali bin Mohd.Rustam Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka sempena Sambutan Hari Jadi ke-77

Tulus ikhlas dari Kaum Chetti Melaka

16/08/2026

Pal-kodum for Sri Anggala Parameswari Amman.

14/08/2026
14/08/2026

Aadi Pooram and Kadasi Valli at Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple, Kampung Chetti Melaka

Om SakthiVanakkam All DevoteesSri Muthu Mariaaman Kuil ( Dato Chachar ), Kg.Chetti MelakaAadi Pooram & Aadi Kadasi Valli...
13/08/2026

Om Sakthi
Vanakkam All Devotees
Sri Muthu Mariaaman Kuil ( Dato Chachar ), Kg.Chetti Melaka
Aadi Pooram & Aadi Kadasi Valli
Date : 14th August 2026
Day : Friday

Program
3.30pm - Abishegam
7.00pm - Poochorithal (Carrying flower tray from Sivan Temple to Muthu Mariamman Temple)
7.30pm - Pooja
Thebarathanai, Vibuthi Prashatam and Annathanam
*Please join this Special Pooja and get blessings from the Almighty Ambal*

07/08/2026

Aadi Pooja at Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple, Kampung Chetti Melaka

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No. 119, Kampung Budaya Chetti Melaka, Jalan Gajah Berang
Malacca City
75200

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+60123629991

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