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Karnavan Thottam a Thalassery, Kerala
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Still human, soon to become Shastapan Thottam and then Theyyam
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He will be Shastapan to, but here, he is still just a humble dalit
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Shastapan skin markings
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Gooligan Thottam: he helps in order to raise the god
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Assisting the gods
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Costume and skin markings
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Relaxing before the performance
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'Veeran Thottam', esperto in arti marziali
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Shastapan Theyyam
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Shastapan e inserviente
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Bhagavathi Theyyam
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Kathirvanoor Veeran's Thottam: whirling swards (spade rotanti
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Kathirvanoor Veeran's Thottam, and higher still..
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Kathirvanoor Veeran's Thottam, and higher
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Kathirvanoor Veeran's Thottam, jumping high
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Kathirvanoor Veeran's Thottam
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Komaram's rice flower markings
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Komaram Thottam
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Gooligan Thottam fire dance
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Gooligan Thottam playing with fire
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Bagavathi too close
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Bagavathi's "ledge"