Ritual
Arts
Theyyam
Theyyam also known as Kaaliyattam, it is a ritual dance popular in north Kerala
or the erstwhile Kolathunadu. Theyyam incorporates dance, mime and music and
enshrines the rudiments of ancient triba....
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Patayani
Patayani is a week- long ritual dance, held in Kaali temples on the banks of
the Pamba river during the Malayalam months of Meenam and Medam (March - April).
The choice theme of the dancers is the s....
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PoothanumthirayumThis
ritual offering to Goddess Kaali is performed in many places of South
Malabar. A troupe of dancers dress up as Kaali (the Thira) and the
accompanying spirits (the Poothams) who were created alo....
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Paana
Paana or Pallippaana, as it is sometimes called, is a ritual art to propitiate
the goddess Bhadrakaali. The art form is popular in the districts of Thrissur,
Palakkad and Malappuram. Paana is part o....
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MudiyettuMudiyettu
is a ritual dance performed in some Kaali temples of Ernakulam and Kottayam
districts (central Kerala). The dance celebrates the goddess's triumph over
the demon Daarikan. Mudiyettu is per....
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Koothu
Koothu is a socio-religious art performed in the Koothambalam or the Koothuthara
of temples, either independently or as part of Kootiyattam. It is a solo narrative
performance interspersed with mime....
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Kannyarkali
Kannyarkali, also known as Desathukali, is a folk art
exclusively practised by the Nair community of the Palakkad area. It owes
its origin to the pursuit of martial arts in this region which was und....
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nritham Arjuna nritham (the dance of Arjuna) is a
ritual art performed by men and is prevalent in the Bhagavathy temples of
Kerala. Arjuna, the most valiant of the five heroic brothers - the Pandavas
- of t....
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Tholppavakkoothu, literally meaning 'leather puppet
play', is a ritual art performed during the annual festivals in the Kaali
temples of Palakkad district. The theme of the play is based on the Kamb....
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This spectacular martial dance is performed by men in
some of the temples of southern Kerala. The dancers, clad in the traditional
clothes and colourful headgear of the medieval Nair soldiers, engag....
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Kalamezhuthu
The kalam is a unique drawing also called dhulee chithram or powder drawing.
The artist uses the floor as his canvas. Kalamezhuthu pattu is performed as
part of the rituals to worship and propitiate....
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Margomkali
Margomkali is a ritual folk art of the Syrian Christians of Kottayam and Thrissur
districts. A dozen dancers sing and dance around a lighted wick lamp ( Nilavilakku),
clad in the simple traditional ....
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Kavadiyattom
Kavadiyattam, a colourful ritual art, is a votive offering to Sree Subramanya.
Basically of Tamil origin, Kavadiyattam is widely prevalent in the Subramanya
temples all over Kerala during the festiv....
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Theeyattu
Theeyattu is a solo dance-drama performed in front of the Kalam or Dhooli Chitram
(ritual drawing with coloured powders). It is enacted in some Bhagavathy temples
of Thiruvalla, Kottayam, Thripunith....
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Kummattikkali
Kummattikkali is a mask dance popular in some of the northern districts
of Kerala. The dancers, wearing painted wooden masks and sporting sprigs of
leaves and grass, go dancing from house to house. ....
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