• C. Gomathavalli

This study attempts to analyse the importance of folk performing arts, which are the real modes of entertainment for folks and way of veneration of their deities, in the social life of people of Kanyakumari district. Villuppaatu (82%), kanuyankoothu (11%), Karagaattam 6%) and Kalialattam (1%) are very important in Hindu temples managed by villagers, of which villuppattu is inevitable in the temples of deities such as Mutharaman, Isakiyamman, Vaathai saami, Bathrakali amman, Boothathan sami, Pitchaikalasami and Aaldibothi, Kaniyankoothu is well-liked in Sudalaimadan temples, Karagaattam is a rule in some Mutharamman temples, Kalialaattam is austerely a mode of entertainment in the temple festivals irrespective of the deity. Villuppattu, Kaniyan koothu and Karaga attam seem to be inevitable in Hindu temples while Kaliyal attam has occupied a high place in the festivals of Christians as well as Hindu temples; the other folk performing arts are being executed during the cultural festivals and even temple festivals for entertainment. This paper presents the real situation of folk performing arts among the people of Kanyakumari district, at present, to reveal their social impacts, economic impacts and cultural impacts on different castes of people and the conditions of artisans in the society.

Folk performing arts, castes, religions, social, cultural, financial.

"Magnitude of Folk Performing Arts in the Life of the People of Kanyakumari District – A Case Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.243-257, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806829.pdf

"Magnitude of Folk Performing Arts in the Life of the People of Kanyakumari District – A Case Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp243-257, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806829.pdf