Kolkali Performance by Wayanadan Chettis
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Kolkali Performance by Wayanadan Chettis

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Published on: 14 March 2018
Video of Kolkali dance performance shot in Wayanad in 2017

Kolkali ('stick dance') performed by the Wayanadan Chettis as part of their wedding festivities: the songs are based on oral narrations of the Ramayana and Mahabharata, such as the vanavasa (exile to the forest) of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita.