It is the tomb of a 17th-century Jewish Biblical scholar, Rabbi, mystic and poet named Nehemia ben Abraham Motha whom the local residents refer to as ‘Namiah Muthappan’. This Muthappan ...

Meanwhile, the temple management has suspended Balakrishnan Peruvannan, the ‘koladhari’ who performs Muthappan theyyam, after a video of him blessing devotees while not in theyyam attire went ...

So declares Vishnumoorthy theyyam (the person playing the character of god Vishnu) during his ritualistic visit to Perumbatta Juma Masjid as part of the Mappila Theyyam festival held each year at ...