child-performed ritual celebrates cattle wealth

Kothamuri Theyyam or Kothamuriyattam was a ritual Theyyam art form that existed in Kerala, especially in the Kolathur region. This Theyyam is performed in the Malayalam month of Thulam after the first harvest. Kothamuri is a Theyyam that goes from house to house like the Mari Theyyam and the Aadi Vedan Theyyam. Kothamuri, which was…