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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. Malavazhiyattam is performed to please the deities through music and drama. [5]
Chozhikali is believed to have started to please Parvati and is believed to be the dance of Lord Shiva's bhoothas (demons). Chozhi means bhootha. [3] It is believed that after Lord Shiva burnt Kamadeva, women from all over the world came to Kailasa praying for Kamadeva's rebirth, and Lord Shiva told them that if they pray and observe vratha (fasting without sleep) on Shiva's birthday day ...
It consists of a lighted lamp in the centre and consists of a roof supported by nine pillars. The singers occupy the central position of the stage and the dancers dance along the periphery of the pandal in a circular manner. The songs are mostly in Malayalam and certain purattus have songs in which there is a heavy influence of Tamil.
There is song and dance according to the instrument music. It uses songs about the beginning of agriculture. [1] Starts on the tenth day of Malayalam month Thulam, this folk art form ends with the tiger catching the bull on the third day. [3] The bull is taken to all the houses associated with agricultural works. [4]
Thirayattam (Malayalam ⓘ) is a ritualistic art form that is performed annually in the South Malabar region of the Indian state of Kerala. It is a tribal art form that combines dance, acting routines, songs, instrumental music, face writing, martial arts and rituals.
Padayani, also known Padeni (from the Malayalam word for military formations), is a traditional folk dance and a ritual art [1] from the central portion of the Indian state of Kerala. A ceremonial dance involving masks, it is an ancient ritual performed in Bhagavati temples. [2] The dance is performed in honor of Bhadrakaali. [3]
Kolkali is a folk art performed in Malabar region of Kerala, India. [1] The dance performers move in a circle, striking small sticks and keeping rhythm with special steps. [2] The circle expands and contracts as the dance progress. The accompanying music gradually rises in pitch and the dance reaches its climax. [1]
Kuthiyottam is a folk temple art related to the stage form of Kutiyattam. In some Kuthiyottam dances and processions, such as at the Bhadrakali temples of Alappuzha, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala, [4] the dance make up for the boys includes either symbolic blood or real blood from the piercing of their skin. The link with ...