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Theyyam Calendar2026 – 27 season
Every kaliyattam we have listed across Kannur and Kasaragod, from the first fires in October to the last in May. Find what's on near you, get directions, and save the dates.
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The Theyyam season
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Theyyam is the living ritual art of North Malabar. Through hours of face painting, towering headdresses and costumes of tender coconut fronds, the performer becomes the deity, dancing in sacred groves, temples and ancestral tharavadus through the night to the beat of the chenda. The season opens in the Malayalam month of Thulam and runs until Edavam, roughly October to May.
Before you go
- Dates follow local temple and tharavadu customs and can change. Confirm locally before you travel.
- Most performances run late into the night and through dawn, so plan transport back.
- Dress modestly, remove footwear where asked, and keep clear of the performers and fire.
- Ask before photographing at close range, and never use flash in a Theyyam's face.
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