Dilip Reddy

THE GOD OF FIRE . . The Re-Born God . . KANDANAR KELAN . . Theyyam Artist @adarsh_paravoor . . Like, Comment, Share, Save Follow @mr.localite . . #theyyamart #theyyakkalam #kannur #kandanarkelan #sonya6400 #theyyam #temples #theyyamkannur #theyyamphotography #50mm #godsowncountry #kerala #india #traditions #morning #fire #fireGod #travelphotographer #indian #world_photography #natgeo #ourplanetdaily

KANDANAR KELAN . THE FIRE GOD . . After going 1 or 2 rounds into fire the people stop him not to go over and over at that time you should see the kelan screams and his anger on fire 🔥, You can see it in second slide. After 1 or 2 minutes he goes into fire again and again. . Theyyam Artist @adarsh_paravoor . . Save It.. 📌 like ❤️ Comment ✒️ Follow @mr.localite . . @streetphotographyindia @streetphotographyinternational @streets.of.india @stories.of.india @natgeoindia @sonybbcearth @earth @photographers_of_india @theyyam_parassinikkadavu @theyyam_of_malabar @theyyam_kasargod @theyyam_kannur13 @keralatourism #kelan #kandanarkelan #india #theyyam #temples #theyyamkannur #theyyamphotography #kannur #50mm #gopro #goprohero9 #kerala #godsowncountry #morning #kavu #fire #firetheyyam #traditions #sos #sony #theyyangal #theyyamart

- KANDANARKELAN VELLATTAM- THE LEGEND OF KELAN Meladath Chakki, a woman who was a landlord from Kunnaru, Ramanthali near Payyanur found a baby boy from the forests of Poonkumbam, Wayanadu. She named him Kelan and raised him as her own. As a young man, Kelan was interpid, vigorous, quick-witted, and was very devoted to his mother. With Kelan's hardwork the fields at Kunnaru flourished. Seeing this Chakki Amma decided to send him off to her fields at Poonkumbam. So Kelan started his journey for Wayanadu and before he left he drank toddy from his home and took some along with him for the road. After reaching Poonkumbam Meladath Chakki cleaned the place out by cutting down all the bushes from the four jungles surrounding his field. He only left behind a gooseberry tree in the fourth jungle. On that gooseberry tree two snakes lived named Kali and Karali. Intoxicated Kelan, set fire from all four sides of the jungle and jumped through the fire daringly. He got entertained in this process. After burning three jungles down, he set ablaze to the fourth jungle but this time the fire became wild and he couldn’t escape it's soaring flames. As his last resort he climbed onto the top of the gooseberry tree. Scared the two snakes climbed onto Kelan's chest and bit him. Kelan along with the snakes, fell into the fire and got burned to ashes. Wayanattu Kulavan, another warrior god who was passing by the burnt forest, saw the image of Kelan in the ashes. With his hunting bow traced out Kelan and gave his life back. Wayanattu Kulavan blessed Kelan and renamed him as Kandanar Kelan. . . . . . This performance was done by Theyyam Artist - @adarsh_paravoor . . This was my first experience seeing it in live it's an unforgettable one. . . #theyyam #theyyamphotography #theyyamkannur #kannur #kerala #india #traditions #kandanarkelan #vellattam #god #reflectionofmymemories #godsowncountry #rituals #theyyakkalam

POTTAN THEYYAM

Kandakarnan Theyyam Khandakarnan was born from Lord Shiva’s throat. Wearing a massive mudi (headgear) and 16 flares - made of palm leaves. Khandakarnan while performing walks up and down the kalari till all the flares attached to his body drop one by one. Khandakarnan has burning torches tied to his body and mudi.

Feel the presence of KANDANAR KELAN 🔥

Kudremukha, Karnataka - 2025

Morning in Madiwala Market

11:37pm #bangalore #india “Sleep well” by @mr.localite as part of the @24HourProject to support Children in Conflict Zones and raise funds for @DoctorsWithoutBorders #24HourProject2025 #24hr25_Bangalore #24hr25_india

11:23pm #bangalore #india “Chai pe Charcha ” by @mr.localite as part of the @24HourProject to support Children in Conflict Zones and raise funds for @DoctorsWithoutBorders #24HourProject2025 #24hr25_Bangalore #24hr25_india

10:45pm #bangalore #india “We see you“by @mr.localite as part of the @24HourProject to support Children in Conflict Zones and raise funds for @DoctorsWithoutBorders #24HourProject2025 #24hr25_Bangalore #24hr25_india

10:20pm #bangalore #india “Pizza Bakery“by @mr.localite as part of the @24HourProject to support Children in Conflict Zones and raise funds for @DoctorsWithoutBorders #24HourProject2025 #24hr25_Bangalore #24hr25_india