Theyyam festival - Padayāni Theyyam ritual mask dance, Kalliasseri (India), 1984

Item Overview

Title

Theyyam festival - Padayāni Theyyam ritual mask dance, Kalliasseri (India), 1984

Alternative title

Event 64: Padayāni Theyyam - Kalliasseri

Creator

Jairazbhoy, Nazir Ali, 1927-2009
Catlin-Jairazbhoy, Amy

Date Created

April 8, 1984

Date

1984-04-08

Collection

Bake/Jairazbhoy Digital Archive of South Asian Traditional Music and Arts

Notes

Description

Padayāni are a “row of soldiers” sent by Lord Siva at Lord Subrahmanya’s request to cool Goddess Kali’s anger, aroused the previous night during the Mudiyeṭṭu Theyyam when she fought and killed the demon Darika. The “soldiers” imitate the Goddess’ wrath, which causes her to laugh and forget her anger. In this image, a pakṣi bird with a short dhoti, a bare chest, and a birdlike mask with green beak, arms has “wings” of bamboo spines with palm leaves. Performed by Guru P. K. Madhavan (Pillai) and party.

Related Records

Bake Restudy Notes for the 1984 Bake Restudy Excursion in India
Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy Field Diary, India, 1984
Data Sheets for the 1984 Bake Restudy Excursion in India

References

Ref: Ethnomusicology Archive, UCLA (coll. 198609_NA84): Bake Restudy Notes, p. 67, Jairazbhoy Diary, p. 110, Data Sheets, p. 252-259

Physical Description

Extent

1 slide

Medium

35 mm slide

Keywords

Genre

slides (photographs)

Names

Madhavan, P. K.

Location

Kalliasseri (Kannur, Kerala, India)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Festivals--India--Kalliasseri
Padayani (Dance)--India--Kalliasseri