Performance, Religion, and Spirituality

Cover image: Two theyyakkaran perform the vellattam of Vasurimala Teyyam; in the background, we see a kodimaram (flagpole), an element of ritual authority from Brahminical temples. In the kaavu, this is a caricatural sign of Hindu hegemony. Malayan Kaavu, Thalassery. Photo by Rajesh Komath, December 2022.