Rituals in Malayalam
No entry here is the plain plural rituals. ക്രിയാവിധി (kriyaavidhi) comes closest, naming the prescribed order in which rites and offerings are performed. Reach for it when the sequence of a ceremony is what you mean.
The order of performing rituals, mode of performing or offering sacrifices.
ചടങ്ങിന്റെ ക്രിയാവിധി മുതിർന്നവർ വിശദീകരിച്ചു.
chadanginte kriyaavidhi muthirnnavar vishadeekarichu.
The elders explained the order of the ceremony's rites.
All Malayalam words for “rituals”
- ക്രിയാവിധി (kriyaavidhi) — The order of performing rituals, mode of performing or offering sacrifices.
- തന്ത്രം (thanthram) — Cunning, craft, device, tactics, stratagem, trick, art, spiritual administration in temples, theory, system, dependence, rituals.
ക്രിയാവിധി (kriyaavidhi) is the manner of performing rites, whereas തന്ത്രം (thanthram) arrives at ritual only through its sense of temple practice and system, alongside craft and stratagem.
Common questions
How do you say rituals in Malayalam?
ക്രിയാവിധി (kriyaavidhi) is the closest listed word, the order of performing rituals.
Why not use the other option?
തന്ത്രം (thanthram) mostly means craft, tactics or system, and only indirectly temple ritual.