Predating Hinduisim, theyyam is an ancient and mysterious folk ritual, and one of South India's most mesmerising experiences. I could hear the staccato drumming rising to a crescendo through the ...

Yet one of the most ancient and mesmerising is theyyam, which takes place in the southern state of Kerala and parts of neighbouring Karnataka. Meaning "God" or the "incarnation of God", theyyam is ...

The ritual theatre of Theyyam (morphed from the word “deivam” or god) and Sadhya, during the festival of Onam, illustrate how ancient rituals and culinary traditions unite to honour the divine ...

Take the case of Theyyam, for instance. The popular ritual art of North Malabar is a centuries-old tradition, a living cult of performance and worship in the region. Kavus (sacred groves ...

It is the colour, the drama and the art of the ritual Theyyam performances in the region that kindled the creativity of Madina Ziganshina as an artist. Ms. Ziganshina, from Portugal, just happened ...

Its sheer fieriness itself sets a mystic mood. And when this fire takes centre stage, the dance of the Theyyam assumes divine proportions and the aura is surreal. Thiruvananthapuram’s Ayiravalli ...

Theyyam other wise known as Kaliyattam or Thirayattam, is one of the most outstanding folk arts of Kerala. Just as the name Kaliyattam indicates, it is a sacred ritual dance performed to glorify the ...