THOLPAVAKOOTHU

ONAM FESTIVAL AT TRIVANDRUM ON 30/8/2012  

AT KANAKKUNNU PALACE 06:00PM

Conducted by KERALA TOURISM

KERALA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPRATION 
ALL ARE INVITE..............

  SREERAM

BEHIND THE  SCREEN

THE GROUP OF RAVANA IS READY TO FIGHT

 In tholpavakoothu (Shadow puppet of kerala) there are more than 300 puppets to perform the puppetry.For the performance the characters in the ramayana story want to be made.Actually the puppets are made by dear skin.now a days scarcity of skin we use goat skin buffalow skin.

The scene was the  puppets are ready to go the fight rama and ravana the elephant warriors and horse warriors

 The starting portion Ganesh vandhana.

 The pathabhiseka scene Rama was sitting position.

 Inside of stage the Scenior pupper Mr.Ramaswamy pulavar handle the puppet.

THOLPAVAKOOTHU ---

THE SHADOW PUPPET PLAY OF KERALA

Tholpavakoothu is a traditional art form performed at bhadrakali temples palakkad malappuram thrissur districts.Tholpavakoothu performed in temples at a permenent stage called koothu madamsin front of badhrakali temples.

 THOLPAVAKOOTHU

SHADOW PUPPET PLAY OF KERALA

tholpavakoothu is shadow puppet play we done the utsav conducted by kerala tourism department  at many district on kerala for more details please follow through the website

 www.keralatourism.org

SHADOW PUPPET OF KERALA

THOLPAVAKOOTHU

Tholpavakoothu is shadow puppet of kerala.In malayalam thol means leather and pava means puppet and koothu means play

we are perfornming tholpavakoothu in kovalam beach at trivandrum on 15th evening 6.30pm please watch and enjoy our show