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Kerala Culture

Kerala has a unique culture that developed over centuries from assimilation of various external influences. The key elements that shape Kerala's cultural identity include its landscape, people, religion, mythology, rituals, festivals, oral literature, music, dance, and theater. Some notable aspects are the matrilineal system, diverse religious influences, ritual arts like Theyyam and temple festivals like Onam, and classical art forms like Kathakali, Mohiniyattam and Koodiyattam.

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Kerala Culture

Kerala has a unique culture that developed over centuries from assimilation of various external influences. The key elements that shape Kerala's cultural identity include its landscape, people, religion, mythology, rituals, festivals, oral literature, music, dance, and theater. Some notable aspects are the matrilineal system, diverse religious influences, ritual arts like Theyyam and temple festivals like Onam, and classical art forms like Kathakali, Mohiniyattam and Koodiyattam.

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Kerala Culture

Kerala, the land of panoramic costal beauty having a unique continuous tradition of
assimilated cultural trends which developed through centuries of contact with the outer
world. To study the cultural speciality of Kerala there are many components to go
through. The land and its people, myth and mythology, religion and society, customs,
ceremonies and rituals, festivals, oral literature, music, dance and theatre arts are some
main elements to study to understand the cultural identity of Kerala.

Unit I: The land and its people – Religion and Society. Kerala the legendary origin-
Boundaries language – Rules of Kerala – Religion - Cast system –
Untouchability – Role of Narayana Guru – Chattambi Swamikal – Ayyankali
– Coming of Christianity – Muslims – Their contributions to Kerala life.

Unit II: Myth and Mythology – Customs – Ceremonies and Rituals. Theyyam –
Peruvannan – Perumalayan – Chamundi – Bhagavati – Bali – Hanuman –
Puli – Kativannur veeran – Makkam – Koalam thullal – Kaniyar Kali – Kolkali
– Ottamthullal – Parichamuttu Kali – Shithangan thullal – Kalamezhuthu –
Pulluvan pattu – Chakkyar Koothu

Custom – Marumakkathayam (Matriarchy) – Makkathayam (Patriarchy) –


Veli – Sambandham – Namakaranam – Vatilpurappad – Choroonu –
Vidyarambham – Chudakarmam – Karnavedham – Upanayanam –

Rituals - Kettu kalyanam - Marriage rites – Pregnancy rites – Cousin


Marriage – Funeral of the dead.

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Unit III: Festivals – Onam – Vishu – Christmas – Easter – Ramzan – Bukrid –
Thiruvathira – Chandanakudam – Kartika – Deepavali - Navaratri

Oral literature – Thampuran Pattu – Thottam – Kalampattu – Nizhalkuth –


Kannaki Thottam – Kanniyar Kali – Villadipattu – Vadakkan Pattukal

Unit IV: Music, Drama and Theatre Arts – The roots of the artistic life of Kerala are
hidden in the Pre- Dravidian rituals and rustic self-expression of the
ordinary people.

Sopana Sangeetham – Kalam Pattu – Karnatic Music – Mappilapattu


Drama – Bharatha Natyam – Mohiniyattam – Krishnanattam – Kuchupudi
– Koodiyattam

Theatre arts – Classical art – Kathakali – Nangyar Koothu – Thullal – Kalari


– Velakali – Ochira kali – Parichamuttu kali – Margam kali – Chavittu
nadakam

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