Mudiyettu at Alangad Kavu Bhagavathi Temple 2017

Mudiyettu is the ritual dance drama annually performed after the harvest of summer crops in ancient art form that is believed to be more than 250 years old was inscribed in UNESCOs heritage list . This art form involves elaborate drawings on floors, masks made of areca nut fronds and playing of drum. Mudiyettu is one of the art forms that is performed to please goddess Bhadrakali (Durga) and depicts the story of the war of Bhadrakaali with the two notorious Asuras Daarikan and Daanavendran, eventually Killing these characters used to perform with speech and dance, but later on rhythmic steps were introduced which gives more life to the characters and makes the performance more interesting.