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Author:   Pepita Seth
Publisher:   Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd
Imprint:   Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd
Weight:   2.106kg
ISBN:  

9781785514111

ISBN 10:   1785514113
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   29 November 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Preface 1. Annapoorneswari's World 2. The Sacred Universe 3. Theyyam 4. Practitioners and Training 5. Costumes Master Version 6. Face Writing and Masks 7. Auxiliary Castes and Holy Weapons 8. Shrines and Their Roles 9. The Identity Of A Deity 10. Before The Kaliyattam 11. Puli Theyyams 12. Muchilottu Bhagavathi 13. Vishnumurthy 14. Ottakolam 15. Puthiya Bhagavathi 16. Cheermba 17. Nangalankara Bhagavathi 18. The Alambady Brahmins 19. The Gods of the Ten Houses 20. The Tulu Veeran 21. Out of Season 22. Ali Bhuta 23. Chamundi 24. Ukkummal Chamundi 25. Gulikan 26. Last Statement Glossary

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Pepita Seth first visited India in 1970. After several years she became drawn to Kerala and eventually based herself in Thrissur, where she now lives. She has written and lectured extensively on Kerala’s traditions and had exhibitions of her photographs in India, Britain and the United States. In 1981 she received official permission to enter Kerala’s temples, and she has been photographing Theyyam since the early 1990s. Her book Heaven on Earth: the Universe of Kerala’s Guruvayur Temple was published in 2009. In 2012 the Indian Government awarded her the Padma Shri. She has also published two novels, The Spirit Land (1994) and The Edge of Another World (2015).

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