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Theyyam   sX¿w
  ap{Int]m{In sX¿w ( am¸nf sX¿w)
,]pXntbmXn ( ]pXnb `KhXn )
ImÀtómÀ sX¿w ( acn¨hÀ sX¿w)
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| hnjvWp aqÀ¯n
]ôpcpfn sX¿w
ap¨ntem«v `KhXn
| sXm勉 sX¿w aqhmfwIpgn NmapÞn |
]mSmÀIpf§c `KhXn
| ]Shoc³
]Snªmd³ NmapÞn
 |Xqh¡mc³ IpÞmÀ NmapÞn |

The Theyyam is a ritual dance of north Kerala. The term Theyyam is a corrupt form of daivam or God. It is a rare combination of dance and music. People consider Theyyam as a God and seek blessings from Theyyam.
According to legends, Lod Parasurama assigned the responsibility of Theyyam to he indigence's communities like Panan, Malayar, Velan and Vannan.

The cult of Mother Goddesses had an important place in Theyyam. Besides this, the practice like spirit-worship, hero-worship, masathi-worship, tree-worship, ancestor-worship, animal-worship, serpent-worship, gramadevata-worship are included in the main stream of Theyyam cult. Along with these gods and goddesses these exist innumerable folk goddesses. Most of these goddesses are known as Bhagavathis (Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswathi)
The communities like the Peruvannan and the Nambiars etx were the patrons of Theyyam and it was not uncommon for every Tharavadu to have its own Theyyam.
Theyyam is usually performed in the houses as ancestor worship with elaborate rite and rituals. There is no stage or curtain and other arrangements for the performance. The dancer along with drummers recites the particular ritual song, which describes the myths and legends of the particular deity of the Shrine or the folk deity to be propitiated. In the background, folk musical instruments like chenda, tudi, kuzhal are played with rhythm. The stage-practices of Theyyam and its ritualistic observations make it one of the fascinating theatrical arts of India.

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sX¿w Fómð ssZhw FómWv
t\cÀ°w.  AXp XsóbmWv sX¿¯nsâ khntijXbpw.  ssZh§Ä¡pthïn a\pjy³ tImeamSp t¼mÄ ChnsS tImew ssZhambn amdpIbmWv.  sX¿t¡mew sI«póbm Ä B \nanj§fnð ssZhambn«v amdpópshómWv k¦ð]w. hnhn[ ssZhk¦ð]§Ä A\pkcn¨v tImecq]§fnð amäw ImWmw. ssZhk¦ð]§Ä am{Xañ, ssZhkam\ambn Bcm[n¡pó hoc]pcpj ³amscbpw sX¿t¡me§fnð ImWmhpóXmWv.  sX¿m« Ac§nð `àÀ ssZhhpambn t\cn«v kwhZn¡póp.  Xsâ ZpcnX§fpw ZpcnX]cnlmc§fpw ChnsS kwhZn¡s¸Spóp. 

{]mà\kapZmb¡mcmb aebÀ, h®m³, the³, amhne³, tIm¸mf³ XpS§nb Iq«cmWv sX¿t¡mew sI«nbmSpóXv.  ]mÀizhXvIcn¡s¸« Cu hn`mKw sI«nbmSpóXv htcWy hÀ¤¯n\p thïnsbóXpw {it²bamWv.  XdhmSn\pw,D]PmXn¡pw, PmXn¡pw, {Kma¯n\p Xsóbpambn {]tXyIw sX¿§Ä Dïv. 

AWnbe§fpw apJsagp¯pw, tZhssNX\yhpw `mhhpa\pkcn¨v hyXykvX coXnbnemWv.  a\tbme, Nmbneyw, aªÄ, Np®m¼v, Acn XpS§nbhsImïpff \nd§fmWv apJs¯gp¯n\v D]tbmKn¡póXv. 

XpSnbpw ]dbpapÄs¸sS sNï, tN§ne , Ipgð, Ce¯mfw FónhbmWv sX¿m«¯nsâ hmZy§Ä.  hnhn[ \À¯\ kz`mhapff sX¿cq]§fnð NneXv Xo]´§Ä thjhn[m\§fnð DÄs¸Sp¯pI bpw, I\ð Iq¼mc¯n\p aosX BSn adnbpIbpw sN¿póp. 

sX¿m«t¡me§fnð hocmcm[\bv¡p ]pdta A½ssZh k¦ð]§fpw kPohamWv.  ZmcnI \n{Klw Ignª Imfn, NmapÞn (iàn cq]nWnbmb Xo NmapÞn ) XpS§nb bp²tZhXIÄ ; IWvT IÀ®³, hkqcname, Xqh¡mc³ XpS§nb tcmK tZhXIÄ; tcmKia\ ¯n\mbn DZbw sNbvX ]pXnb `KhXn (]qt¡mXn ), NqfnbmÀ `KhXn, Fcnªn¡ð `KhXn XpS§nb {Kma tZhXIÄ IqSmsX arKtZhXm k¦ð]§Ä, `qX k¦ð]§Ä  Chsbñmw Xsó sX¿thZnbnð F¯póp. 
\mSphmgn¡mes¯ A[nImc aÕc§fpw, k¦ð]§fpw sX¿m«]pcmhr¯§fnð \ngen¡póp.  C¯cw InS aÕc§fnð \nópw ISópIbä§fnð \nópamWv aqhmfw Ipgn NmapÞn, ]Shoc³, NqfnbmÀ `KhXn XpS§nb tZhXmhXmc§Ä. ]ctZin B{IaW¯nð \nópw c£tXSn X«ItZhXtbmSpÅ {]mÀ°\bpsS ^eamWv Cu sX¿aqÀ¯nIfs{X !
{Iqc\mb Ipdp¸ns\ `bóv ]emb\w sNbvX ]me´mbn I®s\ó `rXy³ Imem´c¯nð ]ctZhX IpSnsImÅpó NpcnIbp ambn kztZi¯v aS§nsb¯n.  CXdnª Ipdp¸v I®s\ h[n¨p.  XpSÀóv IãmcnãXIÄ _m[n¨ Ipdp¸v ]cnlmcambn I®s\ sX¿wsI«nbmSm³ {]iv\himð Xocpam\ambn.  AXs{X hnjvWpaqÀ¯n sX¿w.  {ioalmtZhsâ hkqcn t`Zam¡m³ Xo¿nð Ipcp¯ aIfmWv ]pXnb `KhXn ( ]pXntbmXn ) .  ]nXmhnsâ tcmKw t`Zam¡n aIÄ \mSnd§nbeªp.  IqsS IqSnb {_mÒWs\ ]mSmÀ¡pf§sc Ipf¯nð h¨v sImóv tNmcIpSn¨p, acWs¸« {_mÒW³ tZhXbmbn DbnÀ¯p.  B tZhX ]mSmÀ¡pf§c hoc\mbn. 
kpµcn cq]w [cn¨v \ocm«n\nd§nb
]pXnb`KhXnsb Ben Bfdn bmsX
kao]n¨p, tIm]njvTbmb `KhXn D{Kcq]w [cn¨v BenbpsS Igp¯dp¯p.  Ben `qXambv amdn.  apÉow sX¿t¡me¯nð (am¸nf sX¿w)  {][m\s¸«XmWv BensX¿w.  asämcp apÉow sX¿amWv ap{Int]m{In sX¿w.  {]_eamb Hcp IpSp_¯nse ImcyØ\mb
ap{Int]m{In Xdhm«p ImcWhcmð h[n¡s¸«p.  ]nóoSv `qXKW¯nð s¸« sX¿cq]ambn DbnÀ¯p.
IópImenIfpsS c£I\mWv KpfnI³ sX¿w, imenb kapZmb ¡mcptSXmWv NqfnbmÀ `KhXn ,  ap¨ntem«p `KhXnbmIs« hmWnb hn`mK¡mcptSbpw.  {]mà\kapZmb¯nsâ kz´amWv s]m«³ sX¿w. 


     
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