'Bhasma Kotta', basket for the ashes
'Bhasma Kotta', a wooden basket seen mostly in 'tharavadus', the traditional houses of Kerala for keeping 'Bhasmam', the ashes. The ashes are made by heating and burning dried cow dung and mixing with perfumed oils . Religiously, the ashes are considered as divine or holy.
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Remnants of an old basket |
Vairamkode Temple Festival, the Theeyattu
Vairamkode temple is situated in a village called
Thirunavaya in Malappuram district of Kerala. It is one of the oldest temples in
Kerala dedicated to Godess Bhadrakaali.The
temple festival of Vairamkode is held every year in the month of February. The
festival is locally called as Vairamkode
Theeyattu.
The 6 day festival from Sunday to Friday, begins with ‘Maram
Muri’, the cutting of trees needed for the festival. On the coming Tuesday
(considered as an auspicious day for Godesss Bhagavathy), there will be cheriya
theeyattu, with small processions, poothan and thira. The festival ends with
Valiya Theeyattu on Friday. There will different folk forms, kattalan(with make
ups for the forest dwellers), colorful processions and other activities. The
procession is very attractive and is very popular in Malabar region of Kerala.
Fireworks and various cultural programmes will be held in the night. The
village trade fairs are very active on these days.
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