Theyyam Dancer Makeup
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Manish Lakhani / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
EHDGR9File size:
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4202 x 2796 px | 35.6 x 23.7 cm | 14 x 9.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
March 2015Location:
Kannur, KeralaMore information:
If you are in India by Jan to March, you can attend to a popular Hindu ritual of worship called Theyyam in southern state, known as God's own country Kerala. Theyyam is performed by male members of particular castes only. Particular part of the castes who perform Theyyam dance and they are mainly from Malayan, Munnutton, Pulayan, Velan, Chungathan, Koppalan, Mayilon, Vannan & Anjoottan and few more .... Theyyam is performed particularly in two districts of Kerala, Kannur and Kasargod, area is also known as Malabar. There are about 450 known forms of Theyyams and each has got its own myth and style of costumes, make-up, choreography and songs. After the dance, people consult also the dancers because they communicate forecasts and see the future.