Chingathan — Theyyam Performing Community
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The Chingathan community maintains hereditary rights to perform a select group of Theyyam forms in specific temples and sacred groves of North Malabar. Their ritual knowledge has been carefully preserved within family lineages, ensuring the continuity of traditional performance practices, ceremonial customs, and local devotional traditions associated with their designated deities.