Art And Culture in Kunnathara

Tholpavakoothu is a form of shadow puppetry that is practiced in Kerala, India. It is performed usin... g leather puppets as a ritual dedicated to Goddess Bhadrakali and is performed in Devi temples in specially built theatres called koothumadams. This art form is especially popular in the Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram districts of Kerala. Thol means leather, pava means doll and koothu is the play. The lead puppeteer is called the pulavar. As per belief, Goddess Bhadrakali who was busy in her fight with Dharika, whom she eventually kills, could not watch the triumph of Lord Rama over the demo+ More