When tradition meets modernity, the result can sometimes be amazing. A puppet with robotic movements may not sound very charming but in a melding of traditional art and cutting edge technology, a shadow leather puppet in Kerala\u2019s famous temple art Tholpavakkoothu is being animated by a robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tholpavakoothu is a form of shadow puppetry that is practiced in Kerala, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is performed using leather puppets as a ritual dedicated to Bhadrakali and is performed in Devi temples in specially built theatres called koothumadams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This art form is especially popular in the Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram districts of Kerala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed to have originated in the ninth century AD and uses Kamba Ramayana as its basic text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The puppets used in Tholpavakoothu used to be made out of deerskin but are now typically made from goatskin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The puppets are painted in vegetable dyes, as these dyes last long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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