News APP

NewsApp (Free)

Read news as it happens
Download NewsApp

Available on  gplay

This article was first published 1 year ago
Home  » Get Ahead » When the Gods Danced...

When the Gods Danced...

By REDIFF NEWS
March 16, 2023 10:59 IST
Get Rediff News in your Inbox:

Theyyam -- also known as Kaliyattam or Tira -- is a colourful socio-religious dance form that is performed in the coastal regions of Kerala and Karnataka.

This dance form is mainly performed by men, except the Devakoothu Theyyam which is only performed by women.

Glimpses from the Theyyam festival in Somwarpet, Karnataka.

 

IMAGE: A man dressed in the likeness of the Hindu deity Karimkutty Sasthappan performs during the Theyyam festival. All photographs: Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images

 

IMAGE: A man dressed in the likeness of the Hindu deity Pottan.

 

IMAGE: A man dressed as Pottan lies on burning cinders of coal.

 

IMAGE: A man dressed in the likeness of the Hindu deity Bhagavathy.

 

IMAGE: Another man dressed in the likeness of the Hindu deity Bhagavathy.

 

IMAGE: A man dressed Bhagavathy performs with swords.

 

IMAGE: A man dressed in the likeness of the Hindu deity Kandakarnan.

 

IMAGE: A man dressed in the likeness of the Hindu deity Agni Kandakarnan.

 

Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com

Get Rediff News in your Inbox:
REDIFF NEWS