'Theyyam'


  • Photographer
    Dylan Tom
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    20.12. 2023
  • Technical Info
    shutter speed : 1/800 , F: 1.8 , iso: 800 , Focal length : 50mm, Camera: Canon R5.

'Theyyam festival' is the main cultural event of Northern Malabar coast of Kerala,India. 'Theyyam' means God in local language is a ritual art form of the region. There are more than 400 types of 'Theyyams'. The series is about one of the most fabulous 'theyyam' called 'Kandanar Kelan Theyyam'. Kelan died of forest fire while conducting agriculture and later he was raised and revered as a local god and protector of agriculture of that region. Only some selected communities have the right to perform this theyyam . The theyyam practitioners depict the story of 'Kelan' in 'Kavu'(temples)

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