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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]
Puli Kali of Kerala, India Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate, performed on the street in Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival, Kitakami, Iwate Tiger dance of Kamaishi, Iwate, performed in the lobby of a hotel, Kitakami, Iwate. Tiger dance is a traditional performing art in which persons wearing tiger costumes dance by themselves or with ...
Kathakali dance is also commonly performed during this time, with dancers enacting characters from the various Ancient Indian legends. [58] A famous venue for this is at Valluvanad which is associated with the growth of Kathakali, [59] and Cheruthuruthy, where Kerala Kalamandalam is located.
A group of boys painted and in tiger costumes on the way to the Mangalore Dasara procession in Mangalore. Pilivēṣa in "Tiger Masque" is a folk dance unique in coastal Karnataka, India. [1] Pilivēṣa is performed during Navratri to honour the Goddess Durga, whose favoured animal is the tiger (mārnemi).
The dance is performed at night and ends at dawn and is conducted for four consecutive nights .In certain villages it is conducted only for three consecutive nights. The dances start every night with the men of the community gathering in the temples and performing a rhythmic circular dance called vattakali (vattakali literally means a circular ...
The Yakshagana is a night-long dance and drama performance practiced in Mangalore. [2] [15] The Pilivesha (Tiger dance) is a folk dance unique to this area, which is performed during Dasara and Krishna Janmashtami. [16] Karadi Vesha (Bear Dance) is performed during Dasara in Mangalore. [5] Bhuta Kola or spirit worship, is practised here.
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.
Erutukali is a folk art popular in North Malabar region of Kerala, India. It is an art form practiced by the Mavilan community living in the hilly areas of Kasaragod and Kannur districts. It is a folk art form performed by Mavilar people in their village area on the tenth day of Malayalam month Thulam .