Lohanas are a Hindu trading community who believed to have migrated into Kochi from Gujarat. Eventhough all Lohanas are the followers of Jhulelal there are three distinct cultural groups in Kochi. They speak Gujarati, Sindhi and Kutchi languages. Dariyalal Temple in Mattancherry built in the year 1898 may be possibly the only temple in Kerala in which Varuna Deva (The lord of seas) is the deity. It is estimated that there 65 Lohana families in Mattacherry.
