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'''Kuttichathan''' is a | '''Kuttichathan''' is a religious god in [[Malabar region|Malabar]] demonology, where he is depicted as a well-nourished 12-year-old who is sometimes described as having a [[forelock]].<ref name=":0" /> Some of Kuttichathan's tricks are agonising (his victims' clothes may catch on fire, their food might turn into [[excrement]], their beds might become a bed of [[Thorns, spines, and prickles|thorns]]), but they never do any serious harm.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.70013|title=Lectures On Ethnography|last=Iyer|first=L. K. Ananthakrishna|date=1925|pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.70013/page/n259 197]–198|author-link=L. K. Ananthakrishna Iyer}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> Kuttichathan only requests food in return for his services.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
In [[Kerala]], Kuttichathan is believed to be vengeful | In [[Kerala]], Kuttichathan is believed to be vengeful towards people who cease appeasing him. If they do not sacrifice a [[Rooster|cockerel]] on a regular basis with the correct [[incantation]]s, Kuttichathan will instill fear by playing pranks on their family, causing them much misery.<ref name="Kapur1983">{{cite book|author=Sohaila Kapur|title=Witchcraft in western India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VdM6AAAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Orient Longman|page=4}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 09:12, 21 October 2021
Kuttichathan is a religious god in Malabar demonology, where he is depicted as a well-nourished 12-year-old who is sometimes described as having a forelock.[1] Some of Kuttichathan's tricks are agonising (his victims' clothes may catch on fire, their food might turn into excrement, their beds might become a bed of thorns), but they never do any serious harm.[1] Kuttichathan only requests food in return for his services.[1]
In Kerala, Kuttichathan is believed to be vengeful towards people who cease appeasing him. If they do not sacrifice a cockerel on a regular basis with the correct incantations, Kuttichathan will instill fear by playing pranks on their family, causing them much misery.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Iyer, L. K. Ananthakrishna (1925). Lectures On Ethnography. pp. 197–198.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Sohaila Kapur (1983). Witchcraft in western India. Orient Longman. p. 4.
External links
- Therayattam – Worship Dances of Malabar. A 1958 documentary showing worship dances of Malabar, with a dance dedicated to Kuttichathan shown at 09:30. Indian Ministry of Information, OCLC 4702509.
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