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E. P. Narayanan Peruvannan (b. 1957)

Hereditary Kannur sacred-grove custodian preserving Malabar Theyyam thottam chants, palm-frond crowns, and mukhathezhuthu facial iconography.

Malabar Theyyam custodian crafting a palm-frond and vermilion crown in Kannur

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Malabar Theyyam custodian crafting a palm-frond and vermilion crown in Kannur
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Performing across northern Kerala's sacred kavu shrine groves in Kannur district for more than five decades, E. P. Narayanan Peruvannan embodies regional deities through all-night thottam Malayalam ballads, towering areca-and-coconut-frond headpieces (mudi), and natural vermilion-rice-turmeric facial painting. 1

Honoured with the Kerala Folklore Akademi Fellowship and the Padma Shri in 2024 for transmitting hereditary Peruvannan ritual craft to younger initiates. 1

Practises

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Theyyam
Kannur & Kasaragod, North Malabar, India · Dance
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India
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Padma Awards 2024 — Shri E. P. Narayanan Citation (Theyyam, Kerala)Ministry of Home Affairs / Kerala Folklore Akademi, 2024—
"E. P. Narayanan Peruvannan (b. 1957)." Folkroom Archive (Artists), https://folkroom.org/artists/vp-kannan-peruvannan · CC BY-SA 4.0.