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Paniyan

India

Paniyan is Paniyan Theyyam is a comic-style Theyyam found in North Kerala.. This page is a machine-generated stub awaiting review by someone who knows the tradition.

The races of man, page 405, figure 126 Group of Paniyan men and children of Malabar.
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Paniyan is Paniyan Theyyam is a comic-style Theyyam found in North Kerala..

01 · What it is
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Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.

02 · Where & name
India

Placed on record in India.

03 · How it is doing
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04 · Proof & reuse
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Paniyan is Paniyan Theyyam is a comic-style Theyyam found in North Kerala..

Where is Paniyan practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Paniyan in India.

What is the current condition of Paniyan today?

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Paniyan is Paniyan Theyyam is a comic-style Theyyam found in North Kerala., according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1

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