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SUMMARY:Padayani Performance
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20261201T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20261231T170000
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
LOCATION:Pattazhy Bhagavathy Temple\, Pattazhy\, Kollam\, Kerala\, 691522
GEO:9.079938;76.794649
URL:https://app.eventifyplus.com/event/padayani-performance
DESCRIPTION:Padayani Performance is the masked ritual dance at Pattazhy Bha
 gavathy Temple in Pattazhy\, Kollam. Padayani belongs to the festival cale
 ndar of central Travancore Bhadrakali temples. At Pattazhy it falls in Mee
 nam\, the Malayalam month that sits around March and April. You go for tha
 t festival night. You do not go on an ordinary evening and expect the mask
 s.\n\nPerformers wear large painted kolam headpieces. The kolam is the fac
 e of the rite\, built and painted for the festival\, and it is much larger
  than a face. In the wider tradition the kolams include Bhairavi\, Ganapat
 hi\, Marutha\, and others. Which ones appear\, and in which order\, is the
  temple's choice for that year. They are carried as part of the rite. They
  are not added as costume for a photograph\, and a visitor does not reques
 t a favourite kolam.\n\nThe night runs on thappu drums\, songs\, and fire.
  The thappu is a drum that drives the steps. The songs carry the words of 
 the rite. Fire\, often as torches\, is why the crowd watches with care. Wh
 ere to stand\, and how the fire is managed\, are the temple's arrangements
  on the night. A place that felt safe an hour earlier can change when the 
 torches move. Follow the people who know the courtyard. Do not step into t
 he performance space for a closer picture\, and do not touch a kolam.\n\nM
 eenam is the season. The temple chooses the nights inside that month. A da
 te printed in some other month is not this festival. Entry\, dress\, and c
 ameras follow the temple's own rules. Some nights ask…\n\nEvent page: ht
 tps://app.eventifyplus.com/event/padayani-performance
CATEGORIES:Arts & Comedy
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