Theyyam or Theyyattam is a popular Hindu ritual of worship in Kannur a living cult with several thousand-year-old traditions, rituals and customs, it embraces almost all the castes and classes of the hindu religion in this region. The performers of Theyyam belong to the indigenous tribal community, and have an important position in Theyyam. This is unique, since only in Kerala, do both the upper-caste Brahmins and lower-caste tribals share an important position in a major form of worship. The term Theyyam is a corrupt form of Devam or God. People of these districts consider Theyyam itself as a God and they seek blessings from this Theyyam
