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'''Kuttichathan''' is a [[demigod]] in the folklore of [[Hinduism in Kerala|Malabari Hindus]], depicted as a portly adolescent boy, sometimes described as having a ''[[Sikha|kutumi]]''.<ref name=":0" /> Kuttichathan's tricks (such as turning food into excrement, and beds turning into beds of thorn) cause great trouble to his victims but never do serious harm.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.70013|title=Lectures On Ethnography|last=Iyer|first=L. K. Ananthakrishna|date=1925|pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.70013/page/n259 197]–198|author-link=L. K. Ananthakrishna Iyer}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> He is said to demand food in exchange for freedom from his harassment.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Some Hindus in Malabar believe that sacrificing a [[Rooster|cockerel]] on a regular basis with the correct [[incantation]]s will appease Kuttichathan, and that he will otherwise terrorize their families.<ref name="Kapur1983">{{cite book|author=Sohaila Kapur|title=Witchcraft in western India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VdM6AAAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Orient Longman|page=4}}</ref> Kuttichathan also appears in pop culture, such as in the 1984 Malayalam film ''[[My Dear Kuttichathan]].''<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Kuttichathan Theyyam]]<br />
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* [https://archive.org/details/dli.MoI.Therayattam_Eng Therayattam – Worship Dances of Malabar.] A 1958 documentary showing worship dances of Malabar, with a dance dedicated to Kuttichathan shown at 09:30. [[Ministry of Information (India)|Indian Ministry of Information]], [[OCLC]] [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4702509 4702509].<br />
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