Gaddika is a ritual art form performed to cure disease and ward off miseries and evil eye.

Atiyor are one of the major tribal groups living in villages like Achukunnu, Kuppathote, Payyampally and Thrissileri in Wayanad district.

Pooja Gadhika is purely ritualistic, performed to cure disease, ward off miseries and evil eye, and safe delivery of child.

Kalan, Adiyor's Mooppan (Tribal chief) and politician, that Gaddika, which was performed only as a part of ritual, was presented in public platforms inside and outside Kerala without losing its artistic values.

[5] The tribal art fair organized by the Department of Scheduled Tribes Development, Kerala state is named 'Gadhika'.