The well known ‘Hindustan Kalari Sangham’, performing Kalaripayattu at Calicut, INDIA !

Kalaripayattu is an ancient and traditional martial art of Kerala. The basic theory of using body as an eye is as old as history of the state. Based on tantra, kalaripayattu is the symbol of the appraisal of physicality to spirituality. Lord Shiva was considered as the deity or guru of Kalaripayattu. Kalari is the place where we practice Kalarpayattu. It is believed that the word Kalari originated from the Sanskrit word kalluriga. There used to be two kinds of Kalaris in early days – namely Kuzhikalari and