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During the 4th variation of the Kerala Legislative Assembly International Book Festival, the State Assembly premises volition beryllium transformed into a vibrant taste abstraction for a week, blending books, creation and tradition.
As portion of the programme, the ritual creation signifier Theyyam, rooted successful northbound Kerala, volition beryllium performed successful the capital, offering confederate audiences a uncommon accidental to acquisition the form. The performances volition beryllium held astatine the Assembly analyzable from January 8 to 12 arsenic portion of the week-long publication festival scheduled from January 7 to 13, 2026, an authoritative merchandise said present connected Friday.
The evening programmes are expected to pull publication lovers, creation enthusiasts, and visitors from crossed the State.
Theyyam is profoundly rooted successful the taste traditions of bluish districts specified arsenic Kannur, Kasaragod, and parts of Kozhikode. It combines ritual, dance, euphony and storytelling, and is traditionally performed successful colony temples and Kavus.
The performances are being organised by the Mahe Theyyam Heritage Committee nether the enactment of Padma Shri awardee E.P. Narayanan.
The Theyyam conception volition beryllium inaugurated connected January 8 astatine 6 p.m. by Culture Minister Saji Cherian successful the beingness of Speaker A.N. Shamseer.
Different Theyyam forms volition beryllium presented each evening. These see Pookkuttichathan Thira, Muthappan Vellattam, Padaveeran Theyyam, Kuttichathan Thira, Agnikandakarnnan Theyyam, Vasoorimala Bhagavathi Thira, and Pottan Theyyam.
A Kalaripayattu objection volition besides beryllium held connected January 11 earlier the Theyyam performance.
The mounting of the Assembly analyzable is besides expected to springiness the performances wider visibility and nationalist engagement.
Organisers said the publication festival is not constricted to lit unsocial but besides aims to observe Kerala’s affluent taste heritage.
For visitors, the lawsuit offers a unsocial accidental to witnesser the vibrant costumes, almighty euphony and beardown societal messages of Theyyam, without travelling to northbound Kerala.
