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[[File:Kadavaankott Maakkam Tottam 28.jpg|thumb|[[Kadavaankott Maakkam]] Tottam is one among the famous Thottam in north [[Kerala]] ]] | [[File:Kadavaankott Maakkam Tottam 28.jpg|thumb|[[Kadavaankott Maakkam]] Tottam is one among the famous Thottam in north [[Kerala]] ]] | ||
'''Thottam Pattu''' ({{Lang-ml|തോറ്റം പാട്ട്}}) is a | '''Thottam Pattu''' ({{Lang-ml|തോറ്റം പാട്ട്}}) is a ballad sung just before performing the [[Theyyam]] ritual. These are played in Theyyam temples before the commencement of Theyyam Art. Thottam Pattu is invocative. This is a mythological belief that by performing this ritual, the performer will be possessed by divine spirits. Thottam Pattu, the ritualistic songs which accompany the performance elaborate the legends related to the deities. Percussions such as Chenda and Thudi accompany the songs.<ref name = "ThottamPattukal">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiavideo.org/kerala/arts/vishnumoorthy-thottam-1088.php|title = Vishnumoorthy thottam, Adikkumpara Temple, Kannur, Kerala, India Video}}</ref> Usually drummer men or make-up men or both of them perform the Thottam pattu by singing during the make-up.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/when-the-gods-came-down/article2594449.ece|title = When the gods came down|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 5 November 2011|last1 = Gopalakrishnan|first1 = K. K.}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Kuttichaathan theyyam make-up 1.jpg|thumb|Thottam of [[Kuttichaathan theyyam]] ]] | [[File:Kuttichaathan theyyam make-up 1.jpg|thumb|Thottam of [[Kuttichaathan theyyam]] ]] | ||
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Thottam Pattu (Malayalam: തോറ്റം പാട്ട്) is a ballad sung just before performing the Theyyam ritual. These are played in Theyyam temples before the commencement of Theyyam Art. Thottam Pattu is invocative. This is a mythological belief that by performing this ritual, the performer will be possessed by divine spirits. Thottam Pattu, the ritualistic songs which accompany the performance elaborate the legends related to the deities. Percussions such as Chenda and Thudi accompany the songs.[1] Usually drummer men or make-up men or both of them perform the Thottam pattu by singing during the make-up.[2]
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- ↑ "Vishnumoorthy thottam, Adikkumpara Temple, Kannur, Kerala, India Video".
- ↑ Gopalakrishnan, K. K. (5 November 2011). "When the gods came down". The Hindu.
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