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Malavazhiyattam is a ritualistic dance drama performed once a year by the Paraya community of Thrissur and Palakkad districts in Kerala, India. [4] Malavazhi is the mother goddesses who are installed in the homes of the Parayas and worshiped by them.
Kottarathil Sankunni (23 March 1855 – 22 July 1937), a Sanskrit-Malayalam scholar who was born in Kottayam in present-day Kerala, started documenting these stories in 1909. They were published in the Malayalam literary magazine, the Bhashaposhini , and were collected in eight volumes and published in the early 20th century.
Statue of Naranath. Naranath Branthan (The madman of Naranam) is a character in Malayalam folklore. [1] He was considered a divine person, a Mukhta who pretended to be mad. His chief activity consisted of rolling a big stone up a hill and then letting it fall back down.
Native traditions of classical performing arts include koodiyattom, a form of Sanskrit drama or theatre and a UNESCO-designated Human Heritage Art.Kathakali (from katerumbu ("story") and kali ("performance")) is a 500-year-old form of dance-drama that interprets ancient epics; a popularized offshoot of kathakali is Kerala natanam (developed in the 20th century by dancer Guru Gopinath).
Padayani is unique to central Travancore, comprising the Pathanamthitta and Kottayam districts of Kerala. It is also performed in adjoining regions of Kollam, Alappuzha districts. Padayani is regarded as a remnant of the Dravidian forms of worship that existed before the advent of Brahmanism. [4] [full citation needed]
Many legends of Perumthachan are seen in Aithihyamala, the compilation of legends and folklore of Kerala written by Kottarathil Sankunni.Given that Perumthachan was a Vishwakarma his biological parents were not craftsman, his biological father, vararuchi,was a scholar in the palace of vikramadhitya .
Neeli used to roam around and terrorize Panchavankadu in Thiruvananthapuram district.She is said to be a bloodthirsty ghost (yekshi) with divine beauty. [1]Before being a malevolent spirit, Neeli was born as Alli, the daughter of Karveni, a Devadasi, who lived in the land of Pakhakannur in the early ninth century with a fierce appearance.