by Corinne Karlaganis | Jun 2, 2020 | Blog
On 18 and 19 February, the Puthenveedu Temple of Thrikkaipetta celebrated its annual Temple Festival. For this occasion, a ritual dance form called Thira was performed. It is a subdivision of the dance Theyyam which is performed in the Malabar region of Kerala. Thira...
by Corinne Karlaganis | Apr 1, 2016 | Blog
IMPRESSIVE, COLOURFUL, MYSTIC – three words to describe the temple festival in Thrikkaipetta, which took place on 18 and 19 February 2016. During two days, the devotees came to attend the Gulikan Thira and Bhagavathi Thira performances and their drums rhythms,...
