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THEYYAM_

I

was only 10 years old.

D

uring the christmas vacation we usually comes to our native place

kasargod. I

t is a village area with mountains rivers paddy fields etc.

I

love the days when i am here with my cousins ,grandparents, relatives ,wow it was awsome.

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fter few days spending times with cousins suddenly grandpa came and said "oii childern stop playing ...all of u go and take a bath and get ready we are going to look theyyam nearby temple"...Actually I was very excited but at the same time I was very afraid of theyyam.

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fter few hours we went to the temple and the ritual form theyyam has been started .

I

was very afraid that it will come near to me what should I do??? All questions came to my mind and I was very much afraid that I got stuck to my mother.Also when we were ready to take the prasadham the god was communicating with us.Then I came to know there exist god.

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fter reaching the house I was very eager to know more about the ritual form theyyam..

I asked everyone but they all said it was god ...the god is inside that theyyam...

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fter few hours grandmaa came near me and said"theyyam is a grand dance festival in kannur kasargod district in kerala and also in karnataka. Theyyam is also known by thedance of gods where ' deivam' means god and 'aatam' means dance and literally known as the dance of god".

P.S.SHILPA

ST.TERESAS COLLEGE,ERNAKULAM

B.SC PHYSICS