Event:Wiki Loves Folklore Workshop 2025 Kannur

Wiki Loves Folklore Workshop 2025 Kannur
Wiki Loves Folklore Workshop 2025 Kannur
Status	active
Genre	Workshop
Date(s)	March 15, 2025
Begins	March 15, 2025
Ends	March 15, 2025
Frequency	Single Event
Venue	Kerala Folklore academy, Kannur
Location(s)	Kannur
Coordinates	Coordinates: 11°, 54°
Country	India
Coordinator	Manojk, Shagil Kannur
Participants	Wikimedians of Kerala Contributors
Organised by	Wikimedians of Kerala
Website
	https://w.wiki/DPpe

More detailsEvent ended

Home About Projects CommunityActivities Contact

Events Workshops Talks Edit-a-thons Campaigns Photowalks Conference AGM

Wikimedians of Kerala is conducting a workshop and photowalk at Kerala Folklore Academy Kannur on 15 March 2025. This unique initiative aims to bridge the gap between digital knowledge sharing and the preservation of cultural heritage, offering participants a hands-on experience in documenting and contributing to the Wikimedia projects. This event promises a day of learning, exploration, and collaborative contribution.

Workshop

Event Agenda

Introduction to Wikimedia Project
Uploading Media to Commons
Bulk Uploads
Theyyam Datathon
Digitization in Wikisource

Trainer

Ranjithsiji
Jinoy Tom Jacob

Participants

Photo Walk

Following up the workshop some photo walks was planned to be organised to capture and document the events

Photo Walk to document Kathivannur Veeran

Kathivannur Veeran Theyyam at Mambalam, Payyannur (10.63924251549, 76.1758158490)

Participants

Photo Walk to document Kandanaar Keelan

Kandanaar Keelan Theyyam at Kakkampara, Ettikulam, Kannur (10.63924251549, 76.1758158490) and We also coverd Vayanattu Kulavan, Gulikan and Vishnumurthy theyyam at Karakkeel Tharavadu, Ettikkulam as part of the walk.

Participants

Report

Workshop

The Wiki Loves Folklore Workshop 2025 was successfully held on 15 March 2025 at the Kerala Folklore Academy in Kannur. Organized by Wikimedians of Kerala and coordinated by Manoj K. and Shagil Kannur. The workshop aimed to document and preserve Kerala’s rich cultural heritage through Wikimedia projects. Participants made significant contributions across multiple Wikimedia platforms. A total of 378 new articles were created and 4430 files are uploaded into Wikimedia commons. There was an hands on traning happened on uploading media into Wikimedia Commons. Jinoy training the participants on how to improve the folklore items on Wikidata. More than 100 Wikidata items was improved as part of the event.

Photo Walk

Kerala Folklore Academy Kannur

Following the workshop, a photowalk was organized at the Kerala Folklore Academy in Kannur. The participants actively explored the premises, capturing photographs and videos that showcased the institution’s cultural heritage, and traditional artifacts. These media files were later uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, contributing valuable visual documentation of Kerala’s rich folklore and traditions to the open knowledge ecosystem. The activity not only encouraged hands-on learning about Commons uploads and metadata but also promoted collaboration among participants through a shared effort to enrich freely accessible cultural content.

Theyyam face art 3D models at Folklore Academy at Chirakkal
Theyyam 3D models at Chirakkal Folklore Museum
Theyyam 3D models at Chirakkal Folklore Museum
Theyyam 3D models at Chirakkal Folklore Museum
Theyyam 3D models at Chirakkal Folklore Museum
Theyyam 3D models at Chirakkal Folklore Museum
Theyyam 3D models at Chirakkal Folklore Museum
Theyyam face art 3D models at Folklore Academy at Chirakkal
Theyyam 3D models at Chirakkal Folklore Museum
Theyyam 3D models at Chirakkal Folklore Museum

Documention of Kathivannur Veeran

As part of the post-workshop activities, a photowalk was organized to document the Kathivannur Veeran Theyyam at Mambalam, Payyannur. Participants captured the vibrant rituals, performances, and cultural elements associated with this traditional Theyyam.

The photo walk provided an opportunity for participants to experience and document one of Kerala’s most iconic folk art traditions in its authentic setting. The collected photographs and videos were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, enriching the open repository with valuable visual content that preserves and promotes the intangible cultural heritage of Kerala.

Image

Video

Audio

Kathivanoor Veeran Thottam Pattu

Documention of Vayanattu Kulavan, Gulikan and Vishnumurthy theyyam

A photo walk was organized to capture the Kandanaar Keelan Theyyam at Kakkampara, Ettikulam, Kannur. Participants photographed and recorded the vibrant performances, intricate costumes, and rituals that form an integral part of this Theyyam.

In addition to Kandanaar Keelan, the team also documented other prominent Theyyams such as Vayanattu Kulavan, Gulikan, and Vishnumurthy at Karakkeel Tharavadu, Ettikulam, as part of the same initiative.

The activity provided an immersive cultural experience for participants while contributing valuable visual documentation to Wikimedia Commons. Through these uploads, the event helped preserve and share the living heritage of North Kerala’s Theyyam traditions with a global audience, promoting awareness and appreciation of the region’s intangible cultural legacy.