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4.YAKSHAGANA
Recently a Yakshagana artiste died while performing on stage.
KEY POINTS
- Yakshagana is a traditional theatre form of Karnataka.
- It is a temple art form that depicts mythological stories and Puranas.
- It is performed with massive headgears, elaborate facial make-up and vibrant costumes and ornaments.
- Usually recited in Kannada, it is also performed in Malayalam as well as Tulu (the dialect of south Karnataka).
NOTE:
- Tulu is a Dravidian language whose speakers are concentrated in the region of Tulu Nadu, which comprises the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka and the northern part of Kasaragod district of Kerala.
- The oldest available inscriptions in Tulu are from the period between 14 to 15 century AD.
- It is performed with percussion instruments like chenda, maddalam,jagatta or chengila(cymbals) and chakratala or elathalam (small cymbals).
- The most popular episodes are from the Mahabharata i.e. Draupadiswayamvar, Subhadra vivah, etc. and from Ramayana i.e. Rajyabhishek, Lav-Kush yuddh, etc.
SOURCE: PIB
