Kanyarkali
kanniyar kali malayalam കണ്യാർകളി folk dance ritual performed temple village alathur chittur taluk palakkad district kerala event usually part vishu celebration village usually succeeds vela village fair usually performed month april may agricultural festival dance nair community kanniyar kali despite name virgin anything kannaki cult kanniyar kali way connected kaniyar community community authentic astrologer kerala dance performed night end dawn conducted four consecutive night certain village conducted three consecutive night dance start every night men community gathering temple performing rhythmic circular dance called vattakali vattakali literally mean circular dance vattakali followed several puraattu literally mean farce purattu standard format purattu last hour approximately purattu depicts life social custom various caste tribe medieval kerala tamil nadu since purattu depict various heterogeneous caste tribe various purattus different costume style dancing song different tempo certain purattu depict fierce tribe warrior tribe performance resembling stick fight martial movement whereas certain purattus slow rhythmic movement certain purattus laced humor depict scenario wherein long lost husband wife reunion performed specially made square stage called pandal pandal located front temple premise consists lighted lamp centre consists roof supported nine pillar singer occupy central position stage dancer dance along periphery pandal circular manner song mostly malayalam certain purattus song heavy influence tamil accompanying instrument elatalam chenda chengalam maddalam accompaniment vattakali participant solely men woman represented crossdressing men imitate body language way speaking woman last decade woman made debut kanyarkali performance desappanthal kakkayur old kanyarkali announcement tattamangalam kanyarkali photo tattamangalam kanyar kali girijavallabhan blog kanyarkali kanniyaar kali tattamangalam purattu act kanniyaar kali introducing porrattu image porratu dance performed sreekurumba temple tattamangalam palakkad li photo