karupputadi
kathākali character
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role in Indian dance
- In South Asian arts: The kathakali school
(5) Karupputadi (“black beard”) is a hunter or forest dweller. His face is coal black with crisscross lines drawn around the eyes. A white flower sits on his nose, and peacock feathers closely woven into a cylinder rise above his head. He carries a bow, quiver,…
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