Most Pisharams (Pisharody ancestral households) are situated near Lord Krishna or Goddess Devi temples.They generally carry Vaishnavite surnames being a subset of Vishnavite sanyasi brahmin clan (Rama, krishna, Narayanan, Gopala etc) and a majority of the community still does teaching as their major profession. Eventhough they are seen more in Kerala their origin is from Kashmir and are spread throughout Indian major cities.
The Pisharams, an ancestral group with origins in Kashmir, are primarily found near temples dedicated to Lord Krishna or Goddess Devi in Kerala. They are a subset of the Vishnavite sanyasi brahmin clan, bearing Vaishnavite surnames and traditionally engaging in teaching as their primary profession.