Kathakali 1
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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab i... [read more]
The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab i... [read more] Blog: The Backwaters
Date: January 26th 2007
I finally managed to drag myself away from Varkala. And it was a real drag! My last night in Varkala was fabulous. I went to see the Kathakali dancers who did an amazing performance of a fable about a demon who falls in love with a mortal, so she disguises herself as a beautiful girl. She proposes marriage to him, but when he refuses her she turns back into a demon and he saws off her breasts. ... read more
Date: January 26th 2007
I finally managed to drag myself away from Varkala. And it was a real drag! My last night in Varkala was fabulous. I went to see the Kathakali dancers who did an amazing performance of a fable about a demon who falls in love with a mortal, so she disguises herself as a beautiful girl. She proposes marriage to him, but when he refuses her she turns back into a demon and he saws off her breasts. ... read more
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