Kalamezhuthu Pattu: Uchapaatt Thottam by K.V. Radhakrishna Kurup and Team
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Kalamezhuthu Pattu: Uchapaatt Thottam by K.V. Radhakrishna Kurup and Team

Performing ArtsPractices and Rituals
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Published on: 05 November 2018

Devakumar Thenchery

Devakumar Thenchery works as Assistant Professor in MES College of Architecture, Kakkodi, Kozhikode. His inclination towards traditional architecture made him pursue a PG Diploma in the subject and practice traditional and temple architecture along with conventional architecture. His PG thesis titled ‘Ritualistic Landscape of Kalamezhuthu Pattu of Kerala’ looked into the unexplored area of the ritualistic landscape of the art form. He recently completed his MArch in Conservation from School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal and is presently working on the concept of ritualistic landscape.

Uchapaatt Thottam by K.V. Radhakrishna Kurup, Balussery.

The first ritual of kalamezhuthu pattu is uchapaatt, which evokes the presence of the deity inside the paattumandapam. Thottam has two segments: the first is about other deities and second about the particular deity to which the ritual is dedicated (here, it is Vettakkorumakan). 

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Devakumar Thenchery

Devakumar Thenchery works as Assistant Professor in MES College of Architecture, Kakkodi, Kozhikode. His PG thesis titled ‘Ritualistic Landscape of Kalamezhuthu Pattu of Kerala’ looked into the unexplored area of the ritualistic landscape of the art form. He recently completed his MA in Conservation from School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal and is presently working on the concept of ritualistic landscape.

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