Panapidutham
(Video 01):
(Video 01):
The afternoon session of Panapidutham, the ritual
performance held as part of Pallipana Festival.
performance held as part of Pallipana Festival.
Panapidutham also known as Valathu is a group performance
by men(16 or in even numbers)
by men(16 or in even numbers)
wearing white Mundu and holding a wooden short stick
called Panathandu, decorated with coconut
called Panathandu, decorated with coconut
flowers, encircles the temporary sanctum sanctorum in
rhythmic manner with slow and fast movements. The main accompanying instrument
is a drum called Para. Other accompaniments are Chenda and Elathalam. This
whole performance will take about forty five minutes. Panapidutham is a main
ritual in the 24 hours long Pallippana Festival, conducted to propitiate the
Mother Goddess Bhadrakali. Panapidutham is performed two times, one in the late
afternoon and again after midnight. This
video of Panapidutham is held in the late afternoon.
rhythmic manner with slow and fast movements. The main accompanying instrument
is a drum called Para. Other accompaniments are Chenda and Elathalam. This
whole performance will take about forty five minutes. Panapidutham is a main
ritual in the 24 hours long Pallippana Festival, conducted to propitiate the
Mother Goddess Bhadrakali. Panapidutham is performed two times, one in the late
afternoon and again after midnight. This
video of Panapidutham is held in the late afternoon.
Date: 16 Jan 2016 .
Venue: Alamkode
Aryamkavu Bhagavathi temple, Malappuram District, Kerala.
Aryamkavu Bhagavathi temple, Malappuram District, Kerala.
Performers: Ellathu Valappil Kuttan Nair aka Alamkode Kuttan
Nair, Alamkode Gangadharan
Nair, Alamkode Gangadharan
Nair, Alamkode Raman Nair and team.
Organisers: INTACH Calicut Regional Chapter, Sopanam
School of Panchavadyam and Alamkode
School of Panchavadyam and Alamkode
Aryankavu Bhagavathi Temple Pana Festival Committee.
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