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The theyyam is a great example - it seems to pre-date established Hinduism, reaching back to some murky roots of animism and shamanism.
Paradigm Shifted deepali 2010
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Af ter all, unlike the rest of Hindu rituals, the theyyam is dominated by lower-caste families, and not Brahmins.
Paradigm Shifted deepali 2010
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More interestingly, theyyam also includes some popular Muslim figures, many of whom who have been deified themselves.
Paradigm Shifted deepali 2010
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My peers on the other hand went to an early morning theyyam (Hindu festival).
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The theyyam dancers - as untouchable as gods forest clearing a large crowd has gathered.
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A malayalam daily called kerala kaumdi is celebrating Onam by stealing one of my theyyam photos.
Blogbharti 2008
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Native performing arts include koodiyattom (a 2000 year old Sanskrit theatre tradition, officially recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity), kathakali-from katha ( "story") and kali ( "performance") - and its offshoot Kerala natanam, koothu (akin to stand-up comedy), mohiniaattam ( "dance of the enchantress"), thullal, padayani, and theyyam.
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theyyam, he tells us that the performers who take on the aspect of the gods are "the shunned and insulted Dalits."
NPR Topics: News 2011
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theyyam, he tells us that the performers who take on the aspect of the gods are "the shunned and insulted Dalits."
NPR Topics: News 2011
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One of the evenings we went with Maddie to a performance that included Kathakali (a dance with elaborate make-up and costume, kalrippayat (a gravity defying martial art), and theyyam (a trance induced ritualistic dance).
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