Tholpavakoothu
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Tholpavakoothu is a form of shadow puppetry that is practiced in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. It is performed using leather puppets and is performed in temples or in villages in specially built theat
A scene from Tholpavakoothu
A scene from Tholpavakoothu
Puppet of Seeta, under the Asoka tree
Ramachandra Pulavar preparing the puppets before the show, Mumbai, 2017
Nokkuvidya pavakali
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Nokkuvidya pavakali or simply Nokkuvidya is a type of puppetry from Kerala, India. It is a method of telling stories by moving small puppets fixed on a two foot long thin stick which is holding betwee
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Ranjini, granddaughter of Moozhikkal Pankajakshi performing Nokuvidyapavakali at the stage of UTSAVAM2017 at Kanhangad in Kasaragod Dt.