The colors used in the puppets are made from vegetable dyes and narrate the stories of the great Indian Epics.
#Puppetry in india skin#
The puppets here are generally made of leather using animal skin due to its properties of flexibility and bright display of colors. Gombeyatta − Gombeyatta is a form of puppetry native to the state of Karnataka. Kathputhali was a form of entertainment in the royal durbars of Rajasthan receiving a lot of patronage from the kings. It is an integral part of any event, festival or fair in Rajasthan narrating various legends and folk tales of Rajasthan. Kathputhali is the most popular of all forms of puppetry. This form of puppetry originated in Rajasthan. Kathputhali − The Kathputhali shows are popular not just in India but worldwide for their mesmerizing performances with string puppets. Puppets are mostly based on the themes of epics, puranas, legendary stories etc., Puppets for many generations have been a part of cultural activities in India and in fact, they are a part of our living culture with puppetry practiced in different parts of the country. They actually serve the purpose of enacting the story being told. Puppetry is basically a form of art where figures of paper, cloth or wood are created for story-telling which can be either string puppets or shadow puppets.
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