Feature: The Sacred Fury – Unveiling the Kodungallur Bharani Pattu
Verse 3 — The Tale
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Kozhikkallu Moodal
: A ritual involving roosters and red silk, symbolizing ancient sacrifices.
Kodungallur Bharani Festival
Bharani Pattu is a genre of ritualistic folk singing performed exclusively during the (which falls in March/April). Unlike the classical Sopanam music of Kerala temples, Bharani Pattu is wild, percussive, and unpolished. It is sung by specific communities (traditionally the Kuruppu and Marar castes) in a call-and-response format, accompanied by a drum called Chenda and a clapping rhythm known Kaimani .
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