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Kandanar Kelan

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A performer performing Kandanar Kelan at Kannur
This photograph depicts Kandanar Kelan Theyyam, captured near Cherupuzha, Kannur, on December 21. Kelan, a farmer from the Theeya community, once set fire to forest shrubs to clear land. The fire spread uncontrollably, trapping him. In desperation, he climbed a tree but fell…
The story behind the origin of Kandanar Kelan goes like this. A person called kelan who hail from theeya caste came to a hilly area in search of his livelyhood through farming.One day a bit intoxicated, he set fire to shrubs in order to clean up the place.Unexpectedly, the fire…
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01 · What it is
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02 · Where & name
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03 · How it is doing
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Kandanar Kelan is recorded in open cultural data. The structured record cited below does not describe the practice, and this entry has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1

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