Puppetry in India

(nb. Tholu, Togalu & Thol mean “leather” as its used in shadow puppetry)

Kerala

• Thol-pava-koothu : Shadow-puppet-show
• Pava Kathakali : Glove puppetry

Karnataka

• Togalu Gombeyatta : shadow puppetry

TN

• Bommalatam : String puppetry

Andhra

• Tholu Bommalata : most famous shadow puppetry in India

Odisa

• Ravanachhaya : Shadow-puppetry

Rajasthan

• Kath putli : String puppetry