Wednesday, July 30, 2008

The Amazing Theyyams Of Kerala

Theyyam is a centuries old ritual that takes place only in small villages in the northern part of the Kerala, i.e. Kasargod, Kannur, Waynad and Calicut which were form part of Malabar districts of former Madras Presidency. Theyyam is one of the most outstanding ancient dance forms of Kerala. It is a very fascinating ritual performed for centuries by certain lower caste people of northern Kerala. This folk art form is also called as Thirayattom which is performed in Kavus or village temples. The theyyam or kolam (a form or shape) represent mythological, divine or heroic characters. There are nearly 400 theyyams in northern Kerala.
Theyyam is performed by male members of particular castes only. Theyyam performers are from exclusively ex-untouchables castes like Malayan, Pulayan, Vannan, Anjoottan, Munnuttan, Velan, Chungathan, Koppalan, and Maylion. During the performance, however a low caste performer becomes God and hence could interact with and have power over the high-ranking priests and leaders of the village. In this way theyyam represent a complete reversal of the social caste structure.

Theyyam dance has its roots in ancient tribal culture of Kerala dating back to the Dravidian age. It lays great importance to worship heroes and ancestral spirits. Theyyam is a wonderful amalgamation of dance, mime and music. Chenda, Veekku, Elathalam, and Kurumkuzhal (Bugle) are the musical instruments used in theyyam. Season of theyyam continues for six months beginning from the Malayalam month of Thulam (October-November) and continues till Edavam (May-June). Most of the theyyams are held in between Korapuzha of Calicut district and Chandragiripuzha of Kasargod district of northern Kerala.
Go here for a huge collection of theyyam photos. These photos are free for you to use anywhere on your blogs and sites. You are free to modify, crop, alter, remove the watermarks, put your own watermarks, or do anything to these photos.





Till now theyyam is a popular performing art. It is rich in culture and is essentially a dance festival. It has its roots in the area of north Kerala and even in Karnataka. There are numbers of studies conducted in relation to theyyam. But there are no such attempts were made to study theyyam in the perspective of tourism. So it has got great importance to view how theyyam closely interconnected with tourism. If theyyam is correlated with tourism it is will be an acclaimed initiation for the development of tourism in north Kerala.
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Monday, July 28, 2008

Nixxie

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It will be better if you read Nixxie's publisher requirements page first to determine whether you want to apply for the program or not.

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Sunday, July 13, 2008

The Cleanest Clover!

In his school days Cleanclover was more interested in general science, English, moral science and essay writing. He loved to write essays as it was compulsory in the school and he gradually developed the liking for writing. His sole intention is to provide the reader knowledge, know-how, tips, ideas, facts etc on various topics which are interesting. Check out my friend Cleanclover's various interesting articles below.

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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Music Of The Funky DJ

"If you have good taste, you will love my stuff. And if you don't, then take out a pencil cause school is in session! I'm spreading The Funktual Revolution one HUB at a time! Proceed Directly To My Hubs. Exhilarating Entertainment Awaits You. My advice on Movies and Music is incomparable and yet...completely free." - Says The DJ, an old school hip-hop DJ who lives for the funk!

Some of his heroes are George Carlin, Noam Chomsky, Eric Bogosian, Douglas Adams, Jeff Bridges, Sly Stone, Mike Doughty, My Dad Jim Freund, The Flash, Green Lantern, Apache Chief & Hawkman.

He writes regularly at HP and is very active on the forums too.

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Friday, July 11, 2008

Visiting Sir Dent


I had been a fan of Sir Dent for quite some time now. I admire his writings. He is a carpenter who lives in southern West Virginia. He likes to write poetry, short stories, how to articles but mostly writes devotionals and Bible Studies. He also likes to write about religion sometimes comparing other beliefs to Christianity. SirDent is married and has an 11 year old son who loves playing Little League Baseball. Time to pay him a visit! Check out his favorites below:







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