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GLOSSARY: Indian and Asian words used in the website.

TERM
MEANING
TERM
MEANING
‘Cho’
Effigies
Bhowna
dance drama
‘Khanikar’
skilled village artists prepare ‘Cho’ (effigies) and masks
BOMMALATTAM
traditional wooden large size puppets of Tamil -Nadu
‘Madhyawali
descriptive emotional and pathetic songs
BOMMALATTA
the dance of the dolls.
‘Yakshagana’
traditional live theatre form of Karnataka
NOOLPAVAKOTHU
Puppets with wooden face beautified with various paints found in Kerala state.
Ankiya Nat
one act Play postures.
PUTULA NACH
puppet dance
Bhimvetka
A place 60 kms from Bhopal of Central India
Hanumana
The monkey God as per the Hindu mythology.
PUTULA
doll
PUTULA-BHARIA
Puppetry of Assam,India
Katputli
Puppets with wooden face. (Kat means Wood and Putli means doll)
MALASUTRI
String puppets of Maharashtra
Kali Nag
Black snake
Rajah
King
Kumbhakarna
Brother of Ravana
SUTO PUTUL
Thread puppet
mukhamasks
Face mask
Sattah
administration
Muktawali
Folk Songs of Assam
Ravana
The King of Lanka as in Ramayana the Epic of Hinduism.
puranas
Hindu Religious scripts
SAKHI
female companion
Bunrekhu
Puppets of Japan
SAKHI-KUNDHEI
beautiful dolls
Garuda Pakhsi
Bird reffered in the Hindu mythology Ramayana.
Sankaradeva
The saint –poet of Assam
Geets
ballads sang in the praise of the Lord.
Vaishnavite
500 years old cultural movement in Assam
GOMBEYATTA
highly stylish sophisticated puppets that have several joints with 5 to 7 strings
LAITHIBI JAGOI
the dance of the dolls
GOPALILA
Dance of Lord Krishna and Radha
Sutradhar
a person whose role is to create a link between the performer, the performance, and the audience.
KUNDHEI
female companion
Umerua Bunrakukan
Great Puppet maestro of Japan of 18th Century.
PUTUL NACH
puppet dance
TARER PUTUL
Puppets made of palm leaf
Yama
Messenger of Hell as per the Hindu mythology
Kalbelia
Rajasthani Folk dance

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