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Kathputli (puppetry)
Puppet theatre from Rajasthan, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kathputli is a string puppet theatre, native to Rajasthan, India, and is the most popular form of Indian puppetry.[1] Being a string marionette, it is controlled by a single string that passes it from the top of the puppet over the puppeteers. [2]
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Putli meaning a doll. Kathputli means a puppet which is made entirely from wood. However it is made out of wood, cotton cloth and metal wire.