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Padayani is folk art form of kerala. This is came from old dravida or gothra campfire and annual pizhatheerkal,that means it is a spiritual folk art after all.there is a beleif kali was killed darika after devis got angry towards everyone including her father paramasiva; siva and his foothaganas wants to reduce kalis angry for that purpose all devas make some funny mask and played infront of kali at last kali found her angry and she blessed to everyone for that mith every year the devitemples are celebrating padayani.

Padayani is the annual ritualistic festival celebrated in Bhadrakali temples of Central travancore zone with due dedications. It may be regarded as the remains of ancient Dravidian concept of God and the mode of worship, offering Rathi (lust), Raktham (Blood) and Lahari (intoxication). The very spirit of central travancore finds its appearance in Padayani as that of Malabar in Theyyam. All the Sixty Four art forms play vital role in Padayani. Actually it is the combination of music, dance, painting, satire etc. Padayani reflects the ancient socialist society before the Aryanization and Chathruvarnya, the four caste system. So, the whole village take active part  in Padayani without any racial discriminations...............

Human sacrifice has been practised from ancient time. It is intended to bring fortune and to pacify the gods. It is being perfomed in Padayani also..

Padayani chadangukal

kalari pooja

kalari pooja day the all members have come to padayani kalari and they pray together and keep give dakshinas to passed asans after keep poila and kallu to kalari that is custom, not for drinking. After that Jeeva kote valiya ganapathi klariyarangettam,theekrithakithaka thakrithakithaka with the background thalam of other thaps all members do thavadi steps and pulanritham together sing together after that thozhuthu kalari ozhiyunnu.

Kerala- the ‘God’s own country’ is a birth place for innumerable art forms filled with life and social values. In addition to the level of worship or artistic presentations, they have the flavour of life of old generations. These older generations are intellegant in finding art in their professions and are able to do their work artistically.

Padayani is very popular in Kerala, India, as a means, used to worship goddess kali. The story line comes as after killing daruka, an asura, goddess was in anger. The bhoothagana, servants of lord siva, danced in front of her to reduce her anger, else her anger would result in the destruction of the whole world. In memory of this incident, the participants wear masks (kolam) made of lathes of the areca tree using one to hundreds. The colours used to make kolam are purely natural. They are made of the green of the lath itself (kamukin pacha), kari (carbon), manjalpodi, sindooram etc.

A major attraction of padayani is the song associated with it. Traditionally only a single type of instrument is used to associate the song, thappu. The songs are in simple malayalam and have been handed down from the ancestors over the years. Songs such as "Kailasamamalathannil ange........Peppini poondakalam........,Nelimamalamukalil......Neelakesimarutha vannee.....,Thimikida Kaarthukuthaka thaa...kkathee..kuthaka...thom thom,Harananu sivanthananee kalapasamtheernozhika.....,Ambady sreekrishnana.....Kamsarajan....,Orukadalirukadalae... Mukkadal .. Naakkardalae...., " are very nice to hear.

The art form starts with heating the musical instrument, thappu (Thappu Choodakkal). The instrument is faced towards the fire and the instrument tuned.After that, the art form starts. Various types of dances have different names such as thavadi,velichappade,paradesi, kuthira,ganapathi(pisachukolam),marutha,anthera,arakki,sundara,kala,erinaga,naga,ambara,

maya,sukumara......., pakshi, kalan kolam, madan and bhairavi kolam.Marutha is the little ones and they are like a drama. They are dancing to make fun along with the songs.

The kolam is performed by men as well as children.Kalan Kolam is the major attraction in padayani. This is about a child who is begging his life to lord siva while death comes in his 16th birthday(Markandeyacharitham). At that time kalan, the god of death, comes and he is trying to take the life of markandaya, the boy.

Bhairavi kolam is the dance to worship goddess. It is the biggest kolam and uses many laths of areca tree. The kolam is headed by more than one person due to its heavy weight.

After the kolam thullal is over, there will be ritual called pooppada which is the end of the padayani festival. After that, the days of colours will be over and the colourful memories will be in the minds.

The waiting for the next padayani will starts then...with a prayer for the wellness of all world.............................. Naranganam is the starting place of padayani,kadamanitta and naranganam madathumpadi was togetherly studied many years before but now kadamanitta is world famous padayani tourist place,elanthoor,Othara Puthukulangara,Nelloorsthanam,Kadalimangalam,Kaviyoor,Pullad,Poozhikkunne, mnay peoples know padayani but still one thing is the special item in naranganam thappukotte sree Radhakrishnan Nair is a living famous and he only knows the ettiyam pada.after him i think no one can do such as him ............