Calicut
Art & Culture of Calicut
The
temples & mosques of this district contain sculptures & inscriptions,
which are of considerable interest to the students of art. Kozhikode town itself
has many temples; the most important of which are the Tali temple, the Tiruvannur
temple, Azhakodi temple, Varakkal temple, Bilathikuam temple & Bhairagimadom
temple. Some of these temples contain sculptures & paintings of very high
artistic order. The Thiruvilangad temple contains many ancient sculptures. Its
gateway is interesting because it is built in the same style as the Jain Bastis.
At Meppayur, 16.09kms. Southeast of Vadakara, is the Elkavattara temple of Durga,
in the grove attached to which are some sculptured images. Southeast of Vadakara
by 4.92kms is the Lokanarkav, in the vicinity of which are three rock-cut caves.
There is an art gallery & Krishna Menon Museum at East hill in Kozhikode
city. Lalithakala Academy also has an art gallery adjacent to town hall, Kozhikode.
The district is famous for folk songs or ballads known as Vadakkan Pattukal.
The most popular folk songs among them are those which celebrate the exploits
of Tacholi Meppayil Kunju Othenan, 'the Robinhood of 'North Malabar'.
During temple festivals & important social functions entertainments like
Koothu, Kathakali, Ottanthullal & Kaikottikali are performed. There are
also ritual dances such as Thira & Theyyam.One of the favourite pastimes of the Muslims of this district is the singing of the Mappilapattu & Oppana. These songs are sung in a distinctive tune & cover a wide range of themes. The songs are composed in a composite language of Arabic & Malayalam.
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