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| Pulikali |
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art form is performed in Trichur and Palghat districts. It is also
known as Kaduvaakali. |
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| Dancers
numbering three or more dress themselves up like tigers, usually covered
with yellow paint,with red and black designs on it. |
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are enactments such as the tiger preying on a goat, and a tiger being
hunted by a game-hunter. The made-up tigers present vigorous dancers
to the loud beating of percussion instruments like udukku,thakil
etc. |
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| References |
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| Varghese
P.J, Ramachandran K.R, Kurian P.S (compilers), Festivals of Kerala.
Tourist Desk,Cochin,1993. |
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