Tolpava Koothu - selected bibliography on the ancient shadow puppetry of Kerala

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Kerala Shadow Leather Puppet Play - the Venue
The Aryan Kavu Koothu Madam at Kavalappara, Palakkad District.	Click to enlarge !	About 65 temples in Central Kerala have a Koothu Madam - the especially constructed theatre for Kerala Shadow Leather Puppet performances.
Screen shot, depicting the magic of Tolpava, the Shadow Puppet Play of Kerala.		Scene from the Tamil epic Kamba Ramayana.
Model of Kerala Shadow Puppet Theatre as used for stage performances height: 200 cm length: 520 cm depth: 200 cm 21 oil lamps		The oil lamps are made out of coconuts cut in half, filled with coconut oil, provided with cotton wicks and placed equidistant from eachother on the Vilakku-madam (wooden beam) behind the cotton screen.