Kanathoor Theyyam, Kerala Temple Dance

Kanathoor Bhoothasthanam at Kasargod, North Kerala is in a celebrative mood for the great festival of Theyyam that will be taking place here on December 28th of this year.

Theyyam is a ritualistic art for of Kerala. It is a perfect combination of different art forms like mime, music and dance. The roots of this art form are connected to ancient tribal cultures. In this art form, it mainly involves in ancestral spirit worship. Theyyam exhibits a colorful appearance with a headgear, ornaments and attractive garments. A folk singer accompanies Theyyam dancer with load music according to his footsteps and uses straightforward and effective languages.

Kanathoor Bhoothasthanam festival stages a rare combination of different Theyyams like Chamundi Theyyam, Vishnumoorthy Theyyam and Panchoorla Theyyam, Muthor Theyyam and more. Kanathoor Theyyam has a history past many years. Devotes believe that Gods and Goddesses come into their midst in the form of possessed dancers. Still now there are many believers of this, hence Theyyam has great importance in Kerala. This five day long festival is a great celebration for all the devotees here. Kanathoor is known as Divine Court as all sorts of disputes are staged in front of this temple.

Kanathoor is about 20km from Kasargod. Kanathoor is accessible by road and rail from Kasargod. Mangalore is the nearest airport that is about 50km form Kasargod.