A Siddha-marma lineage centre near Kovalam with government accreditation for Siddha medicine, short self-defence courses, and online teaching that has reached students in 23 countries.
Deva Vidya works from a family tradition of Siddha marma practice, with reference texts held as palm-leaf manuscripts. Unusually, there is no starting-age requirement: courses are open to anyone with the will and stamina, including a two-to-three-week self-defence course designed for women and a crash course for short visits.
Online courses in Siddha, Siddha marma, Siddha yoga and marma kalari run internationally, with students so far from 23 countries.
Treatment protocols include marma chikitsa, rejuvenation and post-partum therapy, with medicines made on site and diet managed from the centre's own organic garden. Accommodation is available at the centre.
The Thiruvananthapuram institution, training in a kuzhi kalari since 1956, with ICCR-recognised courses and daily morning performances visitors can watch.
A fifth-generation southern-style school at Nemom under Dr. S. Mahesh Gurukkal, running everything from daily traditional training to structured fitness and mindfulness programmes.
Southern-style training and Kalari Chikitsa on a single ashram campus founded by Guru Balachandran Nair, with an Ayurvedic healing centre and a Hanuman temple on the grounds.
