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Thira is a ritual art common in the Kozhikode region in Kerala, India.
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Unlike Theyyam, this ritual's face painting is not highly details.
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The ritual includes fire "dance" like performances as shown in the first photograph. Needless to say these events happen late in the night - this one for example was at 3 am.