Indians celebrate at the Theyyam dance festival at a local temple in the Kannur, a city in southern India. Theyyam dancers wear heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes and headgear to honour Hindu deities.

KANNUR: A mesmerising yet perilous art form, theyyam involves fierce and daring moves that leave audiences captivated. A century ago, foreigners referred to theyyam as the “devil dance” due to ...

Theyyam and Thira, the traditional ritual art forms of north Kerala, will be performed in Thrissur district as part of the Chittanda Kaliyattam Festival on Wednesday and Thursday at the ...

KASARAGOD: Breaking with tradition, a 16-member group entered the nalambalam (inner quadrangle) of the Sree Rayaramangalam Bhagavathi temple in Pilicode, Kasaragod, on Sunday to offer prayers.

The story is rooted in Kerala, set in a relatable milieu. The ‘demonic’ or malevolent presence is the spirit of a theyyam performer, Kunjambu, who was wrongfully killed a few centuries ago.

Born Sooraj Cherukat in Kozhikode, South Indian state Kerala, Hanumankind didn’t just show up at the Mojave tent — he owned it, with the swagger of a homegrown hero and the soul of a Theyyam ...

I watch a visually arresting theyyam ritual performance at the 500-year-old Madiyan Koolom temple, with copper shingled roofs, dedicated to deity Bhadrakali, with a huge banyan tree in front and ...

The makers of director Abishen Jeevinth's upcoming Tamil comedy drama 'Tourist Family', featuring Sasikumar and Simran in the lead, on Tuesday announced that their film would hits screens ...

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We travelled from Bengaluru to Kannur to enjoy the amazing food and catch a glimpse of Theyyam for the first time. We were in two cars - my F30 and my BIL's Rapid. BHPian mrpotato recently shared this ...