Jenmi is the term used to refer to the landed aristocracy of Kerala. In the past, ''jenmis'' owned much of the land in Kerala. Most landlords belonged to Nambudiri and Nair and Syrian Christian communities. It was not unusual for an aristocratic family to own up to 20,000 acres (81 km2) of land. The Maharajas of Cochin and Travancore and many Rajas, such as those of Punjar in Travancore, were well known. Proprietors of temples like the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, controlled by the Maharaja of Travancore; the Koodalmanikyam Temple, controlled by the Thachudaya Kaimal; and the Guruvayoor Temple, controlled by the Zamorin Rajas of Calicut; were also jenmis in their own right.