GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Kudiyattam
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Theyyam
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Thullal
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Kathakali
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mizhavu Played as an accompanying percussion instrument in the traditional Sanskrit theatres Koodiyattam and Koothu . Koodiyattam and Koothu are performing arts of Kerala. Mizhavu is a big copper or brass drum or pot which has a small sound hole in the side. It was played by the Nambiar community.
Detailed explanation-2: -A mizhav or mizhavu (Malayalam: ) is a big copper drum played as an accompanying percussion instrument in the Koodiyattam and Koothu, performing arts of Kerala. It is played by the Ambalavasi Nambiar community.
Detailed explanation-3: -For Koodiyattam, mizhavu, kuzhitalam, kurumkuzhal, edakka and sanku are the traditional accompanying instruments.
Detailed explanation-4: -The performance of Kutiyattam was codified in ancient times through elaborate manuals of performance called Attaprakarams and Kramadeepikas, which have been preserved in Chakyar families and handed down from generation to generation through a master-disciple tradition.