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Karakam

Indian folk dance

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ritual in Indian dance

In South Asian arts: Folk dance
The karakam dance of Tamil Nadu state, mainly performed on the annual festival in front of the image of Mariyammai (goddess of pestilence), is to deter her from unleashing an epidemic. Tumbling and leaping, the dancer retains on his head without touching it a pot of…
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