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Tiyattu Nambiar/Kerala community

Ritual painters who belong to the Ambalavasi group in Central Kerala

Kerala Kalam, "Ayyappan, the hunter and the householder"— part 2
Kalam/Kerala

Kerala Kalam, "Ayyappan, the hunter and the householder"— part 2

Ayyappan Tiyattu ritual is performed in the regions of northern and central Kerala. The paintings of the Nambiar community exhibit a perfect mastery of line. The three-dimensional effects add a sculptural dimension to the paintings and a liveness to the image of Ayyappan and the other characters.

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