Indians celebrate at the Theyyam dance festival at a local temple in the Kannur, a city in southern India. Theyyam dancers wear heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes and headgear to honour Hindu deities.

KANNUR: A mesmerising yet perilous art form, theyyam involves fierce and daring moves that leave audiences captivated. A century ago, foreigners referred to theyyam as the “devil dance” due to ...

KANNUR: Renowned theyyam artist E P Narayanan Peruvannan has been barred from performing the sacred ritual following his ...

We are on a ‘Theyyam Lite’ trip ... massing at theyyams in the Kannur area, mobile cameras out, loud chatter filling the air. Suma, the owner of the Ayurvedic spa next to our resort ...