Theyyannam is a traditional ritual folk art form that exists among the Pulaya, Kurava and Paraya communities of the central Travancore region in Kerala, India.
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Theyyannam is a traditional ritual folk art form that exists among the Pulaya, Kurava and Paraya communities of the central Travancore region in Kerala, India.
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Chapter Takeaways
Ritual danceEight men plough up a paddy field and plant seedlings.
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Theyyannam is a traditional ritual folk art form that exists among the Pulaya, Kurava and Paraya communities of the central Travancore region in Kerala, India.
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Theyyannam is a traditional ritual folk art form that exists among the Pulaya, Kurava and Paraya communities of the central Travancore region in Kerala, India. It is mainly performed in Mavelikkara, Pandalam and some other parts of Alappuzha district. It is an art form associated with agriculture, specifically paddy cultivation. 1
Ritual dance
Eight men plough up a paddy field and plant seedlings. Women enter with breakfast for the men and begin to help planting. They then grow, harvest and thresh the crop together, thus representing all stages of cultivation. The dance is performed to the accompaniment of harmonium, idakka and tabla. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Theyyannam”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Theyyannam is type of dance, 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. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2