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Kalampattu is a traditional performing art in Kerala, India. [1]It is performed as a vazhipad (offering). Pattu kurup, a traditional community, is in charge of that function.
Vallathol Samadhi Old Campus now used as the P.G.campus. Kerala Kalamandalam, a deemed-to-be-University of Art and Culture by the Government of India, is a major centre for learning Indian performing arts, especially those that developed in the country's southern states, with special emphasis on those from Kerala.
Keralapuram lies in between Kollam City, and the historic trade hub Kundara. [3] The Kundara Proclamation by Velu Thampi Dalawa in the year 1809, which is considered to be one of the first events of freedom fight against the British Raj in Kerala, happened at a distance of 3 kilometers from the present day Keralapuram.
Keralam – Museum of History and Heritage, located at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India is a museum that aims to document the history and heritage of Kerala that spans over 3000 years as per available prehistorical and historical evidence. [1] It is a joint venture [2] of Kerala Tourism and the Kerala State Department of Archaeology.
Keralam may stem from the Classical Tamil cherive-alam 'declivity of a hill or a mountain slope' [32] or chera alam 'land of the Cheras'. One folk etymology derives Kerala from the Malayalam word kera 'coconut tree' and alam 'land'; thus, 'land of coconuts', [33] which is a nickname for the state used by locals due to the abundance of coconut ...
The term Malabar has historically been used in foreign trade circles as a general name for Kerala. [5] In earlier times, the term Malabar had also been used to denote Tulu Nadu and Kanyakumari which lie contiguous to Kerala on the southwestern coast of India, in addition to the modern state of Kerala.
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).
Koothambalam or Kuttampalam (Kuṭṭampalam) meaning temple theatre or play house by scholars is a closed hall for staging Koothu ( (Kūttu), Nangiar koothu( (Kūttu) and Koodiyattam(Kūṭiyāṭṭam), the ancient ritualistic art forms of Kerala, India.