Theyyatam at Bagavathi Kaavu (temple), Kerala, India

Kolam performing at bagavathi (godess) kaavu in this video.

The person who plays and personifies the deity is generally called ‘Kolam’. The word Kolam means figure or shape or make-up in Tamil and Malayalam.

Theyyattam is a popular ritual dance of north Kerala, India, particularly presented in the Kolathunadu (of the present Kannur and Kasargode districts). As a living cult with centuries old traditions, ritual and custom, it embraces almost all castes and classes of Hindu religion in this region.

Theyyam is a ritual and a folk-dance form supported by a vast literature of folk songs.

K.M.Vivek

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