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  2. Padayani - Wikipedia

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    Padayani, also known Padeni (from the Malayalam word for military formations), is a traditional folk dance and a ritual art [1] from the central portion of the Indian state of Kerala. A ceremonial dance involving masks, it is an ancient ritual performed in Bhagavati temples. [2] The dance is performed in honor of Bhadrakaali. [3] Meaning, a ...

  3. Kummattikali - Wikipedia

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    Kummattikali or Kummatti Kali is the famous colorful mask-dance of Kerala, prevalent in Thrissur District, Palakkad District and parts of South Malabar. During the festival of Onam, Kummattikali performers move from house to house collecting small gifts and entertaining people. Kummatti dances are rampant in the Thrissur district during Onam

  4. Puli Kali - Wikipedia

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    Puli kali (Meaning: Tiger Dance) is a recreational folk art from the state of Kerala, India. [1] It is performed by trained artists to entertain people on the occasion of Onam, an annual harvest festival, celebrated mainly in the Indian state of Kerala. [2]

  5. Chozhikali - Wikipedia

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    Chozhikali is a folk dance popular in central Kerala mainly in the Valluvanad region. There are two types of Chozhikali: Thiruvathirachozhi and Kudachozhi. [ 1 ] Chozhikali is a ritual dance form performed by the Hindu community of present-day Palakkad and Thrissur districts.

  6. Mudiyett - Wikipedia

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    The dance is performed in bhadrakali temples, the temples of the Mother Goddess, between February and May after the harvesting season. In 2010 Mudiyettu was inscribed in the UNESCO ’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity , becoming the second art form from Kerala after Koodiyattam .

  7. Kambara dance - Wikipedia

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    The Kambara nritham or Kambara dance is a folk dance performed by the Adiyan tribe of Wayanad, a northern district of the state of Kerala. [1] In this artform, men sing folk songs and play wind and percussion instruments , while women dance near the paddies where saplings are collected.

  8. Kolkali - Wikipedia

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    Kolkali is a folk art performed in Malabar region of Kerala, India. [1] The dance performers move in a circle, striking small sticks and keeping rhythm with special steps. [2] The circle expands and contracts as the dance progress. The accompanying music gradually rises in pitch and the dance reaches its climax. [1]

  9. Kuthiyottam - Wikipedia

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    Kuthiyottam is a folk temple art related to the stage form of Kutiyattam. In some Kuthiyottam dances and processions, such as at the Bhadrakali temples of Alappuzha, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala, [4] the dance make up for the boys includes either symbolic blood or real blood from the piercing of their skin. The link with ...