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  2. Kathakali - Wikipedia

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    Kathakali (IAST: Kathakaḷi pronunciation ⓘ) is a traditional form of Indian Classical Dance, and one of the most complex forms of Indian theatre. It is a play of verses. These verses called Kathakali literature or Attakatha. Mostly played in the courts of kings and temple festivals. Hence it known as suvarna art forms.

  3. History and culture of Kottarakkara - Wikipedia

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    Kathakali traced its origin to the ritualistic (tantric) period of the Vedic Age and connected its growth to popular, folk dance dramas. It was believed that Kathakali was conceived from Krishnanattam, the dance drama on the life and activities of Lord Krishna created by the Samoothirippadu (Samoothiri, Swamy Thirumulpad or Zamorin) of Calicut ...

  4. Culture of Kerala - Wikipedia

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    Native traditions of classical performing arts include koodiyattom, a form of Sanskrit drama or theatre and a UNESCO-designated Human Heritage Art.Kathakali (from katerumbu ("story") and kali ("performance")) is a 500-year-old form of dance-drama that interprets ancient epics; a popularized offshoot of kathakali is Kerala natanam (developed in the 20th century by dancer Guru Gopinath).

  5. Kathak - Wikipedia

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    Both dance forms trace their roots to classical Sanskrit texts, but Kathakali has relatively more recent origins, more closely follows the Hastha Lakshanadeepika text and began flourishing in the 16th century. [76] [78] While each has a different musical and dance language, both deploy a host of similar traditional Indian musical instruments ...

  6. Malayalis - Wikipedia

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    The state of Kerala was created in 1956 ... has its origin from the words mala meaning "mountain" and alam ... Kathakali and Mohiniyattam are the two ...

  7. Arts of Kerala - Wikipedia

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    The Indian state Kerala is well known for its diverse forms of performing arts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The various communities in Kerala contribute to its rich and colourful culture. [ 3 ] The most important traditional art forms of Kerala are Kathakali , Kalaripayattu , Mayilpeeli Thookkam , Koodiyattam , Theyyam , Mohiniyattam , Thullal , Padayani ...

  8. Ethnic groups in Kerala - Wikipedia

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    The history of ancient Kerala is deeply intertwined with ancient Tamilagam, and the Tamil and Malayalam languages are closely related. The dialect of Malayalam spoken today in the taluks of Chittur and Palakkad in Kerala has slight tamil influence due to mixing with tamil migrants living in the region and the tamil spoken by Palakkad iyers has large number of Malayalam loanwords, has been ...

  9. Nair - Wikipedia

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    Kathakali is a dance-drama which portrays scenes from Sanskrit epics or stories. [48] The dance drama was historically performed exclusively by Nairs [ 49 ] [ 50 ] and had always traditionally been associated with them; Nair rulers and chiefs had patronized the art, the first Ramanattam plays were written by a Nair from a ruling family, and ...