Bronze / 2024 / Portraiture / Culture

• Prize
  Bronze in Portraiture/Culture
• Photographer
  Tushar Tyagi, India

Theyyam is a Hindu ritualistic dance form practised in northern Kerala and some parts of Karnataka in India.

There are 400+ varieties of Theyyam and there would be a performer/ group of performers who wear extensive makeup, headgear, fire torches around their body, colourful attire usually a mix of red, yellow, and black, and dance according to the rhythm of cymbals, drums and folk music.

This was shot from Kativanoor Veeran performance in Kerala in February 2024.