Kathakali is a highly stylized classical Indian dance-drama noted for the attractive make-up of characters, elaborate costumes, detailed gestures and well-defined body movements presented in tune with the anchor playback music and complementary percussion.Kathakali is considered to be a combination of five elements of fine art of Expressions, Dance, Enactment (Nrithyam, the element of drama with emphasis on "mudras", which are hand gestures), Song/vocal accompaniment and Instrument accompaniment.Kathakali is a classical art form, but it can be appreciated also by novices—all contributed by the elegant looks of its character, their abstract movement and its synchronisation with the musical notes and rhythmic beats.Kathakali styles that differ from each other in subtleties like choreographic profile, position of hand gestures and stress on dance than drama and vice versa.Karichiyil Sree Balabhadra Devi Temple in Attingal Town proudly arrange stage for the Kathakali Performance on Night temple festival stage program and Artists from Margi Kathakali Centre and Training Organization in Trivandrum, Kerala are doing the Kathakali performance for Temple festival.Photograph taken from Attingal (Trivandrum District) at Kerala, India.
