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'''Njattupattu''' are the folk songs in [[Kerala]], India which are sung during the time of [[Paddy field|paddy]] seedling. It is mainly sung by women to the rhythm of seedling.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thulaseedharan |first=K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lx4iAAAAMAAJ&q=%E0%B4%9E%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8C |title=Conflict and Culture: Sociological Essays |date=1977 |publisher=College Book House |language=en}}</ref> <br />
[[File:Paddy Collection.jpg|thumb|250px|Paddy cultivation in Kerala]]<br />
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It is considered beneficial for effortless work, enthusiasm and cheerfulness.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Raja |first=Rajaraja Vara |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c34RAQAAIAAJ&q=%E0%B4%9E%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8C |title=Kēraḷīyasaṃskr̥ta sāhityacaritraṃ |date=1965 |language=ml}}</ref> Vigor and wealth are often the main ideas in the songs. These folk songs are a part of [[Culture of Kerala|Kerala culture]] and are passed down orally from one tongue to another from generation to generation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=കാൽ നൂറ്റാണ്ടിന് ശേഷം ഇവിടെ ഞാറ്റുപാട്ട് കേട്ടു; കൊല്ലം നഗരത്തിലെ നാട്ടുപച്ചയായി കൊല്ലം മയ്യനാട്ടെ കാരിക്കുഴി ഏല |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/local-news/kollam/kollam-mayyanadu-karikkuzhi-ela-is-the-native-green-of-kollam-city/articleshow/78502351.cms |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Samayam Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Kerala music]]<br />
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[[Category:Kerala folklore]]</div>SanjayMurugesan220