Pulikali
 
This art form is performed in Trichur and Palghat districts. It is also known as Kaduvaakali.  
   
Dancers numbering three or more dress themselves up like tigers, usually covered with yellow paint,with red and black designs on it.
 
There 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.
 
References
 
Varghese P.J, Ramachandran K.R, Kurian P.S (compilers), Festivals of Kerala. Tourist Desk,Cochin,1993.