A collective term for the deities represented in the Theyyam ritual art form of North Kerala. Over 400 Theyyam deities exist, including Raktha Chamundi, Vishnumoorthi, Muchilot Bhagavati, and others. These are ancestral, folk, and Puranic deities invoked through elaborate rituals and trance performances.
Elaborate costumes with towering headgear (mudi), intricate face painting (mukhathezhuthu), coconut fronds, and ritual accessories. Performers embody the deity through trance and dance.