History
Ritual floor-drawing art using natural coloured powders to invoke deities.
Visual & Traditional Arts
Kalamezhuthu
Ritual floor drawing of deities with coloured powders in temple courtyards.
About
Kalamezhuthu is the ritual art of drawing deity figures on the floor with natural coloured powders. The kalam is created for worship and later erased as part of the rite.
Category
Visual & Traditional Arts
Type
Ritual floor art
Notes
Coloured powder deity drawings
Where to see
Temple courtyards across Kerala
Origin district
Temple centres across Kerala.
Community/tradition
Ritual artist communities attached to temples and kavus.
Costume
Not a stage costume form; makers work in workshop or studio dress.
Makeup
Not applicable.
Musical instruments
Not applicable.
Performance occasions
Temple rituals and festival invocations.
Famous artists
Traditional artisan families and revival craftspeople.
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