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Erutukali is a folk art popular in North Malabar region of Kerala, India. It is an art form practiced by the Mavilan community living in the hilly areas of Kasaragod and Kannur districts. It is a folk art form performed by Mavilar people in their village area on the tenth day of Malayalam month Thulam .
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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.
Kerala Folklore Academy is an autonomous center for cultural affairs constituted by the Government of Kerala and works under the Department of Cultural Affairs. It was established on 28 June 1995 to promote and project the traditional art forms of Kerala .
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.
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 .