Indians celebrate at the Theyyam dance festival at a local temple in the Kannur, a city in southern India. Theyyam dancers ...

For nearly 300 years, a family’s ancestral house in India's southern state of Kerala has been the stage for theyyam, an ancient folk ritual. Rooted in ancient tribal traditions, theyyam predates ...

While theyyam performances are captivating, it is the human aspects of the mystic ritual from Kerala’s north that are fascinating ...

In northern Kerala, far from India’s big cities and tourist trails, an ancient ritual brings the gods down to earth – and ...

KANNUR: A mesmerising yet perilous art form, theyyam involves fierce and daring moves that leave audiences captivated. A century ago, foreigners referred to theyyam as the “devil dance” due to ...

Having lived in multiple places across India while growing up, I have never been able to relate much to being a proper mallu.

Its sheer fieriness itself sets a mystic mood. And when this fire takes centre stage, the dance of the Theyyam assumes divine proportions and the aura is surreal. Thiruvananthapuram’s Ayiravalli ...

The film's screenplay is penned by Kerala Sahitya Akademi awardee Akhil K., marking his cinematic debut. Set against the ...

The story is rooted in Kerala, set in a relatable milieu. The ‘demonic’ or malevolent presence is the spirit of a theyyam performer, Kunjambu, who was wrongfully killed a few centuries ago.

I watch a visually arresting theyyam ritual performance at the 500-year-old Madiyan Koolom temple, with copper shingled roofs, dedicated to deity Bhadrakali, with a huge banyan tree in front and ...