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Kathputli (2025)

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“Kathputli ”

2012, December.

In the cold winters of Rajasthan, India.

- I have a vivid memory of the first ever Kathputali show I watched in Rajasthan. It was near the Amber fort in Jaipur. I sat there hugging my mom under the blanket as we watched the puppets dance to the Marwari folk songs. I was only 10 at that time but the language and the cadence was familiar as I was raised in a marwadi speaking Rajasthani household in a small cozy town of Maharashtra.

Suffice it to say, kathputali or any form of puppet dance especially the ones from Rajasthan are so freaking cool.

I will never forget that experience. I wish I had a picture of it.

If you ever go to Rajasthan, don’t forget to go for a local kathputali show. They need the patronage and you’ll be left enchanted by the tittering noises and the beautiful folk songs and the puppets shaking their hips to their rhythms. It’s a spectacle!

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Kathputli is a string puppet performance and is an ancient and well-known form of folk entertainment. A Kathputli basically means a puppet made of wood. Kathputli dance and performance is one of the major tourist attractions of Rajasthan. The string puppets of Rajasthan are famous as kathputhlis in the local language and the main centers where they are prepared are Jaipur and Jodhpur. The Bhatt community makes these puppets as well as performs with them.Tradition of Kathputli is based on folk tales and stories. Scholars believe that folk tales convey the lifestyle of ancient Rajasthani tribal people and Kathputli art might have originated from present day Nagaur and surrounding areas.It was registered as gi tag product in year 2006. Follow- Hind_art_house  #rajasthan #kathputli #rajasthankathputli #rajasthani #rajasthan_tourism #rajasthani_style #rajasthan_diaries #rajasthanculture #rajasthantourism #rajasthanhandicrafts #indianculturelover #Indiantourismplaces #preserveculture https://www.instagram.com/p/CRJOBSArij5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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