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Friday 25 November 2011

Margam Kali

Margam Kali  is one of the ancient group dance of Kerala practiced by Saint Thomas Christians. It is difficult to trace the exact origin of the dance form and the compilation of the lyrics, but the dance form was practiced by the Saint Thomas Christians before the arrival of Portuguese missionaries in Kerala. There are several different opinions on the origin of Margamkali. Two are:1. It is derived from the early forms of thiruvathira kali2. It is derived from Sangam kali and the martial arts dance form parichamuttu kali.

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