Kanyarkali

Kanniyar Kali rawa ce ta gargajiya da ake yi a gidajen ibada na ƙauyuka a cikin taluks na Alathur da Chittur, gundumar Palakkad, Kerala, Indiya. Wannan taron yawanci wani ɓangare ne na bikin Vishu, wanda ke faruwa bayan bikin Vela (kauye) a cikin watannin Afrilu da Mayu. Rawar bikin noma ce ta kabilun Nair .  Kanniyar Kali, duk da sunan Budurwa, ba shi da alaƙa da ƙungiyar Kannaki .  Kanniyar Kali, despite the name of the Virgin, does not have anything to do with the Kannaki cult.
Kanniyar Kali ba ta da alaƙa da al'ummar Kaniyan, wata al'umma ta masana ilmin taurari na Kerala. 

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Ana yin rawar ne da daddare kuma tana ƙarewa da asuba, kuma ana yin ta na tsawon dare huɗu a jere. A wasu ƙauyuka ana yin ta ne kawai na dare uku a jere.

Rawar ta fara ne da mazan al'umma da suka taru a cikin haikali suna yin rawar da'ira mai kauri da ake kira vattakali (wanda a zahiri yana nufin "rawar da'ira"). Ana bin vattakali da puraattu da yawa., wanda a zahiri yana nufin barkwanci. Purattu ba shi da tsari na yau da kullun, amma kowannensu yana ɗaukar kimanin awa ɗaya. Purattu yana nuna rayuwa da al'adun zamantakewa na kabilu daban-daban da ƙabilu na zamanin da na Kerala da Tamil Nadu. Tunda purattu yana nuna nau'ikan kabilu da ƙabilu daban-daban, purattus daban-daban suna da kayayyaki daban-daban, salon rawa da waƙoƙi tare da yanayi daban-daban. Wasu purattu waɗanda ke nuna ƙabilu masu ƙarfi ko ƙabilu masu yaƙi suna da wasan kwaikwayo kamar faɗan sanda da motsin yaƙi yayin da wasu purattus suna da motsi mai jinkiri da rhythm. Wasu purattus suna da barkwanci kuma suna nuna yanayin da miji da mata da suka daɗe suna haɗuwa. 

Ana yin sa ne a wani dandamali mai siffar murabba'i wanda aka yi musamman da ake kira pandal . Pandal yana gaban haikalin ko harabarsa. Ya ƙunshi fitila mai haske a tsakiya kuma ya ƙunshi rufin da ginshiƙai tara ke tallafawa. Mawakan suna zaune a tsakiyar dandamalin kuma masu rawa suna rawa a gefen pandal ɗin ta hanyar zagaye.

Waƙoƙin galibi suna cikin harshen Malayalam kuma wasu waƙoƙin Purattus suna da tasirin Tamil sosai.

Kayan aikin rakiyar sune elatalam, chenda da chengalam. Maddalam rakiya ce a cikin vattakali.

Maza ne kawai ke halartar taron; mata suna wakiltar maza masu sanya kaya iri-iri waɗanda ke kwaikwayon salon jiki da yadda suke magana game da mata.

A cikin shekaru goma da suka gabata, mata sun fara yin wasan kwaikwayo na Kanyarkali a cikin wani wasan kwaikwayo na Desappanthal a Kakkayur . [ <span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2025)">ana buƙatar ambato</span> ]

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