Kerala (Malayalam: കേരളം) is a state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. The culture of Kerala is a synthesis of Aryan, Arab, and European cultures and developed over millennia, Kerala folklore museum is an ideal place for tourists to get a glimpse.
These waist drums and bracelets are the costumes of Theyyam (തെയ്യം). Theyyam is a popular ritual form of dance worship in Kerala State and Karnataka (കർണാടക) State.
The second floor of the museum is unexpectedly huge, which displays some exhibits in bigger sizes, like the decoration of the elephant’s head.
Some of the exhibits come from Karnataka State, this state was also part of the Kerala Kingdom, which shared a similar culture with Kerala.
One of the exhibition halls displays the whole costumes of Theyyam, colorful and delicate. The people of Kerala and Karnataka consider Theyyam itself as a channel to a God and they thus seek blessings from Theyyam.
Theyyam consisted of several thousand-year-old traditions, rituals and customs. The masks used in Theyyam look mysterious, make Choumeizai a bit scared.
Kerala Folklore Museum comprises the reconstruction of around 25 traditional, heritage buildings from different parts of Kerala, it is a private museum run by the public donations and admission fees.
