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 |
|
‘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 |
|
Katputli |
Puppets with wooden face. (Kat means Wood and Putli means doll) |
MALASUTRI |
String puppets of Maharashtra
|
Kali Nag |
Black snake |
Rajah |
|
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 |
|
Bunrekhu |
Puppets of Japan |
SAKHI-KUNDHEI |
|
Garuda Pakhsi |
Bird reffered in the Hindu mythology Ramayana. |
Sankaradeva |
|
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 |
|
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
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Kalbelia
|
Rajasthani Folk dance |