Eruthukali

Eruthukali (jisse Eruthu Kali bhi kahal jawe) Bharat ke Kerala rajya ke Uttar Malabar kshetra ke ek mashhoor lok kala hai. Ee lok nritya adhikansh Mavilar samudaay ke log prastut karat hai.

Parichay
Eruthukali Kerala ke Uttar Malabar kshetra ke ek paramparik lok kala hai. Ee kala Kasaragod aur Kannur ke pahaadi ilaka me rahne wale Mavilan log ke dwara kiya jawe hai. Ee nritya Malayalam Panchang ke Tulam mahina ke 10we din gaon me manaya jawe hai.

Ee nritya kheti me acchai aur fasal ke barhi ke liye manaya jawe hai.

Shabdotpatti
‘Eruthu’ ka matlab hai bada bail aur ‘Kali’ ka matlab hai khel ya nritya.  
Ee nritya me mukhya patra hai Edupukala (banawati bail), jo baans, bhusa, kapda aur lakdi se banawela.

Pauranik Katha
Kaha jata hai ki Mavilar log ke purkha jab zamindar (Janmi) ke liye pahaadi kshetra me dhan ke kheti (Ponam) karat rahe, tab do log Subrahmanya Mandir se bail kharid ke bhejle gaye.  
Wapas aawat samay thak ke, raaste me so gaye aur uthke dekhe ki bail gayab. Bahut khoj ke baad bhi bail na milal, tab log pratigya kiye ki har saal Eruthukali manayenge.  
Baad me bail laut aail aur pratigya poora bhail.

Pradarshan
Eruthu ke poshaak pehene se pahile kalakar apne purkha ke liye taja dhan ke Pohe aur Mur-mure aur phal chadhake prarthana karat hai.

Kalakar banawati bail (baans, bhusa, kapda aur lakdi se) uthake taal ke sath ghar-ghar jaat hai.  

Ee nritya me Chenda aur Chempila jaise paramparik baja ka istemal hota hai.  
Kheti ke suruat se judi geet ke sath nritya kiya jawe hai.  
Ee lok nritya Tulam mahina ke 10we din suru hokar 3 din baad bagh ke bail pakadne ke drishya ke sath khatam hota hai.

Bail ke o ghar me le jawe jahan log kheti karat hai.  
Parivar ke log kalakar ke uphar bhi dewe hai.

Sankalp

Category:Bharatiya lok nritya
Category:Kerala