The kalam is a unique drawing called dhulee chithram or powder drawing. The artist uses the floor as his canvas. Kalamezhuthu pattu is performed as part of the rituals to worship and propitiate Gods like Kaali, Ayyappan or Vettakkorumakan.
This ritualistic art is a common feature of temples as well as noble households.
The kalams or drawings are erased at the end of the ritual to the accompaniment of musical instruments like ilathalam, Veekkan chenda, kuzhal, kombu, and chenda.
The coloured powders used for the kalam are prepared from natural products only. The pigments are extracted from plants- rice flour (white), charcoal powder (black), turmeric powder (yello), powdered green leaves (green) and a mixture of lime and turmeric powder (red). It often takes more than two hours to finish a kalam drawing with appealing perfection. Decorations like a canopy of palm fronds, garlands of red hibiscus flowers and thulasi are hung above the kalam. The figures drawn usually have an expression of anger or other emotions. The Kalamezhuthu is a forty-day ritualistic festival beginning with the first of Vrischikam in most Bhagavathy temples of Kerala.
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