Theyyam: Kerala Tourism Department

08 Mar 2022 Theyyam: Kerala Tourism Department

Theyyam: Kerala Tourism Department – Today Current Affairs

• Recently the Kerala Tourism Department has started live streaming of an annual temple festival called ‘Theyyam’ performance to promote cultural tourism.

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Theyyam:

• Theyyam is a popular ritual of dance worship in Kerala and Karnataka state.
• It contains thousands of years old traditions and customs.
• People consider Theyyam as a medium to connect themselves with God and thus they seek blessings from Theyyam.
• Each theyyam is a man or a woman, who has attained divine status by performing heroic deeds or leading a virtuous life.
• Most Theyyams are believed to be incarnations of Shiva or Shakti (Shiva’s wife) or have strong associations with these major deities of Hinduism.
• More than 400 Theyyam factors are present. Some of these are very important.

Major Types of Theyyam: The Hindu Analysis

 Vishnumurti:

• There are only two Vaishnava Theyyams – Daivatara and Vishnumurti.
• These Theyyams are considered to be incarnations of Lord Vishnu.
• It tells the story of Theyyam Palanthai Kannan, who was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu.

Gullikan:

• Gulikan is believed to be an incarnation of Yama, the Hindu god of death and justice.
• According to Indian mythology, Gulikan was one of the most important warriors of Lord Shiva.

Kuttichathan:

• It is Theyyam of Brahmin caste.
• Kuttichathan Theyyam is believed to have originated in Vishnu Maya for Lord Shiva.

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