Onavillu – My Words & Thoughts

September 9, 2016

Full Schedule of Kummattikali in Thrissur – 2016

The festival season has already begun. Covering whole body with Parppadaka (Kummatti) grass, covering faces with fierce masks ‘Kummatti Koottams’ across Thrissur are getting ready to conquer the streets for Onam season. Desakummatti...

Kerala / Kerala Culture & Cuisine

March 1, 2013

Kummatti kali of Malabar during Onam celebrations

I have heard about Kummatti of Malabar from my childhood. When I came to Thrissur last year, I happened to hear about Kummattikali related to Onam celebrations of cultural capital of Kerala. It was...