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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).
Contemporary theatre culture in Karnataka is one of the most vibrant in India, with organizations like Ninasam, Ranga Shankara, and Rangayana on foundations laid by the Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company. Veeragase, Kamsale, and Dollu Kunitha are popular dance forms. Bharatanatya also enjoys wide patronage in Karnataka.
In North Karnataka the Goravas worship Mylara Lingeshwara Temple which belongs to the Halumatha(Kuruba gowda) community. In South Karnataka the Goravas wear black-and-white woollen garments and a black-bear-fur cap (of black bear), and play the damaru and the pillangoovi (flute). In North Karnataka the Goravas wear black woollen garments and a ...
South Indian culture refers to the cultural region typically covering the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.The idea of South India is closely linked to the Dravidian ethnic and linguistic identity and therefore it can also refer to groups in central India such as the Gondi and the Kui.
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 ...
The World Konkani Centre designed by architect Dinesh K Shet, was built on a 3 acre plot called Konkani Gaon (Konkani village) at Shakti Nagar, Mangalore, it was inaugurated on 17 January 2009, [12] "to serve as a nodal agency for the preservation and overall development of Konkani language, art and culture involving all the Konkani people the ...
Cultural history of Karnataka (11 P) F. Festivals in Karnataka (1 C, 29 P) Karnataka in fiction (7 C, 1 P) Films set in Karnataka (4 C, 97 P) Films shot in Bijapur ...
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 ...