Puttara

Gurukkal praying before puttara CVN Kalari, Ettumanoor

Puttara is a Malayalam word for a platform where flowers are kept. It is a seven-tired platform and located in the south-west corner of every kalari. Here is where the guardian deity is located. Flowers, incense and water is offered to the deity every day. Before each person starts practicing, they pray to the deity. Not only is the kalari a temple of learning, it is also a temple of religious worship.

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Kalaripayattu

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Terms	Ankam Ankathattu Gurukkaḷ Guruttara Kalari

Related topics	Ayurveda Chekavar Kerala Arts Kathakali Kolkali Velakali Mamankam festival Varma kalai Nair Yoga

Indian martial arts Dravidian martial arts

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