Parichamuttu Kali

This is martial folk-dance which had its origin during the days when kalaripayattu,the famous physical exercises of swordplay and defence,wasin vogue in kerala.the performers dance with sword and shield on their hands,following the movements of sword fight leaping forward, stepping back and moving round,all the time striming with the swords and degending with shields.Mateisl songs are sung throughout and the cymbals chime in perfect unions with the steps and the striking og swords against the shields.In the Malabar area theis dance is performed by Thiyyas and in the Travancore area by Christians.

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