Kerala have many traditional dance forms and rituals.Some of them are still being performed widely. The dance forms can be classified as.
1. Temple Arts (devotional). A classical example of this is Mudiyettu. for a detailed exposure on mudiyettu see
http://www.cyberkerala.com/mudiyettu/

Thullal
This is another dance form.Thullal is said to have originated from kunchan nambiar. Nambiar was one of the greatest malayalm poests ever lived. He was also popular.See the article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalakkaththu_Kunchan_Nambiar
about him.

Mudiettu is a very pios but dramatic ritual of Kerala.Bhadrakali killing darikan is enacted here in all its fierceness. SEE this beautiful video.

Trissur pooram is called the king of all festivals in kerala. Let us enjoy three videos of the same.

Kalaripayattu is the ancient martial art of the State. It is considered as the forerunner of Karate & Kung-fu. The Kalari is treated as the temple of learning. Age-old traditions and customs are still practiced inside the Kalari. The Gurukkal system consists of rigorous physical training besides training in self-discipline. The weapons used were the sword, Dagger, Shield, short sticks, spears etc. The co-ordination of the body and mind is given maximum importance in this art.

Submitted by UMAMAHESWARI on Wed, 2006-12-06 20:0

Travancore had made a fundamental contribution to Indian art in the work of Raja Ravi Varma. Technically his work was outside the Indian tradition in that his medium was oil colour and his method realistic. He has been criticized by experts in tempera and water colour. But it has to remember that he worked with in the dark century between the break of the Rajput and Mughal schools following the dissolution of Mughal Empire and the revival of Indian painting 15 years after his death.

Submitted by UMAMAHESWARI on Tue, 2006-12-05 18:43. Other

In the journey from tablets to tabloids, cave dwellings to computer screens written words have traversed diverse mediums and has brought to life countless stories-factual and fictitious.

The Orient Research Institute and Manuscript Library in the Kerala University Campus, in Karaivattom is a treasure house of many such stories, chronicled on palm leaves on agartuk, on bhujapatra, and on copper plates.

Submitted by UMAMAHESWARI on Sat, 2006-12-09 06:48. Culture