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Theyyam (a corruption of the Malayalam word Deivam = God). This pre-Aryan, pre-Brahminical form of ritual worship has survived unchanged in north Malabar, especially in the old Kolathunad region of Kerala, India, for thousands of years.
Theyyam is generally performed by village bards called Malayans or Panickers (also known as Velans or Paanans) who enact divinities while the caste of washerfolk called (Peru) Vannaans or Mannaans enacting departed souls. The performer goes into a trance, much like an oracle otherwise seen in Kerala, the velichappad. During the course of the performance, the Theyyampaadi (performer) is considered divine himself. Trevor Moore Heiko