Theeyattu
Theeyattu
is a solo dance-drama performed in front of the Kalam or Dhooli Chitram (ritual
drawing with coloured powders).
It is enacted in some Bhagavathy temples of Thiruvalla, Kottayam, Thripunithura
and neighbouring areas.
The ritual starts with the invocation of Lord Ganapathy, Lord Siva and goddess
Saraswathy, after which the performer dons a crown smaller but similar to the
one used in Mudiyettu.
The most popular story narrated through a Theeyattu performance is that of the
duel between goddess Kaali and the demon Daarikan.
The dance form is usually performed by a small group of temple bound communities
called the Unni. Theeyattu is still a ritual offering made every Friday at the
Pallippurathu Kaavu temple near Kottayam town
Kerala Art & Culture
Theyyam ||
Patayani || Poothanumthirayum
|| Paana || Tholppavakkoothu
|| Velakali || Kalamezhuthu
|| Margomkali || Mudiyettu
|| Koothu || Kannyarkali
|| Arjuna Nritham || Kavadiyattom
|| Theeyattu || Kummattikkali
