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| caption = A theyyam performer with face art of Arya Poonkani theyyam <br />
| name = Arya Poonkani<br />
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| region = [[North Malabar]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
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'''Arya Poonkani''', also known as '''Aryakkarakani''', is a female deity worshiped in the [[North Malabar]] region in [[Kerala]], India. Arya Poonkani is worshipped and performed as Arya Poonkani [[Theyyam]]. With the theyyam of Arya Poonkani, [[Bappiriyan Theyyam]] is also performed in the shrine. <br />
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==Myth==<br />
According to the myths, Arya Poonkani was born as the daughter of Aryapattar and Aryapattathi.<ref name="samayam">{{Cite web |title=മലബാറിലെ 'ബപ്പിരിയൻ' തെയ്യത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/spirituality/bappiriyan-theyyam-in-north-kerala/articleshow/53896801.cms |access-date=26 February 2023 |website=Samayam Malayalam |publisher=The times of India |language=ml |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226085711/https://malayalam.samayam.com/spirituality/bappiriyan-theyyam-in-north-kerala/articleshow/53896801.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> As she grew up, she became obsessed with ornaments and jewels. <br />
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Arya Poonkani and her brothers, who were travelling in search of pearls for her marriage, got caught in a storm and were separated by a shipwreck.<ref name="samayam"/> They took hold of the wreckage of the wrecked ship and spent seven days at sea, and on the eighth day they all came ashore. When they reached the shore, they separated from each other.<br />
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Arya Poonkani, worried by the sea, sees Bappiriyan, a Muslim sailor going in a small boat in the sea. At first he ignores Arya Poonkani's call for help, but she surprises him with her magical skills and takes Bappiriyan with her to rush his brothers.<ref name="janmabhumi">{{Cite web |last=സന്തോഷ് |first=യു പി |title=ബപ്പിരിയന് തെയ്യം |url=https://www.janmabhumi.in/news/samskriti/news857452 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=www.janmabhumi.in |date=13 May 2019 |publisher=[[Janmabhumi]] |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226085721/https://www.janmabhumi.in/news/samskriti/news857452 |url-status=live }}</ref> Finally they find her brothers in Venmalatinkara, but they were not ready to go with her and decided to settle there.<ref name="janmabhumi"/> Then Arya Poonkani and Bappiriyan continues the journey and reaches the Kooran hills on the North [[Malabar Coast|Malabar coast]].<ref name="janmabhumi"/> There they are enshrined in the [[Thaliparamba]] Kaithakeel temple.<ref name="janmabhumi"/> After the shrine in Thaliparamba, many other shrines built across the North Malabar region.<br />
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==Theyyam==<br />
Aryakarakanni is a theyyam with very beautiful facial art and slow movements. Unlike most of the other theyyam who perform without any footwear, Arya Poonkani theyyam appear wearing a traditional footwear made of wood.<ref name="samayam"/> Bappiriyan the sailor, is also performed as theyyam from where Arya Poonkani theyyam is performed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=മതമൈത്രിയുണർത്തി മാപ്പിളപ്പൊറാട്ടുകൾ ഉറഞ്ഞാടി |url=https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/kannur/news/kannur-1.8222396 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]] |date=14 January 2023 |language=ml |archive-date=2023-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226151244/https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/kannur/news/kannur-1.8222396 |url-status=live }}</ref> The myth of Bappiriyan, who is believed to be a Muslim and Arya Poonkani, a Hindu goddess is an example of Hindu-Islamic religious harmony in Kerala.<ref name="samayam"/><br />
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