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'''Poothan and Thira''' is a [[ritual]]istic [[art]] form found in the South [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]] region of [[Kerala]] in [[India]], in which people dance in costumes representing Poothan is the lieutenant of Kali, and Thira, the goddess [[Kali]], to the accompaniment of [[drum]]mers. Thudi a small drum using for poothan, and heavy drum para accompanying thira. | '''Poothan and Thira''' is a [[ritual]]istic [[art]] form found in the South [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]] region of [[Kerala]] in [[India]], in which people dance in costumes representing Poothan is the lieutenant of Kali, and Thira, the goddess [[Kali]], to the accompaniment of [[drum]]mers. Thudi a small drum using for poothan, and heavy drum para accompanying thira. | ||
It is usually performed once | It is usually performed once a year in villages in conjunction with the Kali temple festivals mainly in the coastal areas and River Nila- especially in the ''[[Pooram]]'' festival season between December and May. | ||
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A typical Poothan and Thira performance includes shouts and wild gestures and may include percussion and horns as well as drums. The dancers wear large fan-shaped head-dresses and imposing masks, often with sticking-out tongues and bulging eyes. The dancer playing [[Poothan]] usually wears a bright coloured tightly woven costume, often including bright red elements and embellished with gold-coloured [[wikt:trinket|trinket]]s that rattle when the dancer moves. The dancer playing Thira wears a semicircular black crown with symbols of the [[goddess]] embossed on it. | A typical Poothan and Thira performance includes shouts and wild gestures and may include percussion and horns as well as drums. The dancers wear large fan-shaped head-dresses and imposing masks, often with sticking-out tongues and bulging eyes. The dancer playing [[Poothan]] usually wears a bright coloured tightly woven costume, often including bright red elements and embellished with gold-coloured [[wikt:trinket|trinket]]s that rattle when the dancer moves. The dancer playing Thira wears a semicircular black crown with symbols of the [[goddess]] embossed on it. | ||
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Performers are traditionally from the Mannan [[Hindu]] [[sub-caste]] of rural [[Palakkad]], southern parts of [[Malappuram]] and northern parts of [[Thrissur]]. | Performers are traditionally from the Mannan [[Hindu]] [[sub-caste]] of rural [[Palakkad]], southern parts of [[Malappuram]] and northern parts of [[Thrissur]]. | ||
The epic [[Malayalam]] poem ''Poothappattu'' by [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]] is based on the Poothan and Thira tradition. There are various myths connection with Poothan... | The epic [[Malayalam]] poem ''Poothappattu'' by [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]] is based on the Poothan and Thira tradition. There are various myths connection with Poothan... | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||