Plate RIT · YYAMTheyyamTheyyam
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Ritual tradition
UnverifiedTheyyam
Theyyam
village · shakta
iDescription
Ritual art of North Kerala where trained performers embody village deities through elaborate costume, body paint and 12-24 hour trance-like invocation.
iiNames in other languages
थेय्यम्
hin · Deva
केरल की प्राचीन अनुष्ठान परंपरा जिसमें नर्तक देवी-देवताओं और पूर्वजों का आह्वान करता है। विस्तृत श्रृंगार और वेशभूषा के साथ।
தெய்யம்
tam · Taml
ತೇಯ್ಯಂ
kan · Knda
തെയ്യം
mal · Mlym
తెయ్యం
tel · Telu
iiiRegional variants
1 attestedpoothan-thira
ivPerforming temples
18 attested- 06cb88f4-90ca-41e6-8f9e-50e47dff3abdannualRitual possession dance at kavus and shrines in North Kerala
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vProvenance
Provenance ledger
4 entries
- Evidentiary classificationverified_evidence · Vamshanidhi moderation recordscholarly interpretation
- Āgama traditionshakta corpus · Scholar-tagged at ingestionscholarly interpretation
- Regional name attestations6 translations · eng/Latn, hin/Deva, tam/Taml, kan/Knda, mal/Mlym, tel/Teluscholarly interpretation
- Performing temples18 temples attested · Contributor + scholar-verified joinsoral tradition
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