Pathakam

Pathakam (Malayalam: പാഠകം; Sanskrit: पाठकम्; IAST:Pāṭhakam) (also transliterated as Padakam, Padhakam, Patakam, Padakom, Paadakam, Paadhakam etc.)

[2] In earlier days, Koothu, in which a story is told continuously, was performed in temple from noon to evening.

After waiting for Chakyar for a long time, the Pothuval, who manages the temple matters, asked Nambiar whether he can perform the Koothu.

[3] However, on the compulsion of Pothuval, he agreed to tell the story to the audience in a simple form, without entering in the Koothamblam.

Nambiar performed the story-telling outside the Koothambalam, in his own style, mixing Malayalam and Sanskrit languages, with simple costumes.