ഭദ്രകാളിയേപ്പോലെ ബഹുമുഖ സ്വഭാവക്കാരിയായ ഉഗ്രമൂര്ത്തി ലോകചരിത്രത്തില് മറ്റെങ്ങുമില്ല. ദക്ഷനെ വധിക്കുവാന് വേണ്ടി പിറന്നതെന്നുള്ള
Kerala- the ‘God’s own country’ is a birth place for innumerable art forms filled with life and social values. In addition to the level of worship or artistic presentations, they have the flavour of life of old generations. These older generations are intellegant in finding art in their professions and are
South Indian tantras are often associated with temple practices as introduced by the Brahmins. If tantric scenology acts as a physical model that will work for the whole classical Indian theater, one may overlook the importance of another model based on the Mask technique developed through village cultural practices with Pre-dravidian origins.