[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.3209 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3209 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3209 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3209](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3209) TIRAYĀṬṬAM. A form of unrefined drama current in Kerala. This ancient art originally came into being to propitiate some gods. There are others of this kind like ‘Muṭiyeṭṭu’ ‘Tiyāṭṭu’ and ‘Ayyappan Pāṭṭu’ which all belong to a class of Ritualistic plays. - [Previous: c9.3208](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3208) - [Next: c9.3210](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3210) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3209](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3209) · Pramāṇa