Theyyam

Nagaraja and Nagakanni Theyyam

Nagaraja and Nagakanni theyyams are related to serpent worship. Nagakanni is also known as Nagakanyaka.

Vairajathan Theyyam

Vairajathan Theyyam is also known as Veerabhadran. This Theyyam performance has an aura of divine splendor as it is accompanied by rituals and other devotional music.

Raktha Chamundi

Theyyam is a socio-religious ritual performed since remote times. It involves the elements of dance, mime and music.

Thayineri Muchilottu Bhagavathy Temple

Thayineri Muchilottu Bhagavathy Temple in Payyanur, Kannur celebrate the annual Theyyam festival.

Pottan Theyyam

With elaborate make-up, red attire, and unique headgear, Pottan Theyyam like all other Kolams evoke a sense of zest and zeal in the devotees.

Vishnumoorthi

Vishnumoorthi is a popular Vaishnava Theyyam known for its loud drumbeats and magical ambience.

Theyyam Festival at Sree Veerabhadra Temple

Theyyam festival of Cheruvathur Sree Veerabhadra Temple in Kasaragod is a visual treat.

Thayineri Sreekurinji Temple

Thayineri Sree Kurinji Temple is famed for its annual theyyam festival. It is believed that the Punnaakkan joint family head brought a Kurinji sapling imbued with the div…

Kalliot Perumkaliyattam

Kalliot Devi Temple in Kanhiradukkam village in Kasaragod district celebrated the Perumkaliyattam festival after 700 years.

Andalur Kavu Theyyam

Magnificent theyyams, dynamic rhythm of percussion instruments, mystifying ambience - Andalur Kavu creates an out-of world aura during its Theyyam festival season.

Theyyam, Kasaragod, Ritual Art, Enchanting Kerala, Newsletter, Kerala Tourism

A performing art form that is quite popular in the northern districts of Kerala, Theyyam is a ritual dance form that embodies myth, dance, drama, music, art an…

Book Review, Theyyam - The Other Gods, Enchanting Kerala, Kerala Tourism

'Theyyam - The Other Gods', is a coffee-table publication of Stark World Publication, authored by media-person Bhawani Cheerath-Rajagopalan and Rajesh Komath. It is a jou…

Andalur Kavu Theyyam

Andalur Kavu Theyyam at Dharmadam village in Kannur district is a festival that depicts a great culture blending ordinary and daily life with ancient mythologies

Kerala Folklore Academy, Kannur, Enchanting Kerala, Newsletter, Kerala Tourism

Kerala Folklore Academy, located at Chirakkal in Kannur, the northern district of Kerala, India.

The Dance of the Divine - Theyyam as an artform or Kerala