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Kummattikali or Kummatti Kali is the famous colorful mask-dance of Kerala, prevalent in Thrissur District, Palakkad District and parts of South Malabar. During the festival of Onam, Kummattikali performers move from house to house collecting small gifts and entertaining people. Kummatti dances are rampant in the Thrissur district during Onam.
Margamkali is an ancient Indian round dance of the St. Thomas Christians community- based in Kerala state, mainly practiced by the endogamous sub-sect known as the Knanaya or Southist Christians. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The dance retells the life and missionary work of Thomas the Apostle , based on the 3rd-century apocryphal Acts of Thomas .
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 ...
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]
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.
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]