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Costumes

VI AHARYAM

(Extraneous)

Aharya is constituted b the costumes and the stage. ‘Natyasastra’ provides specific directions in this regars. The constumes in Kutiyattam were derived from those of various visual art forms extant in the regionof Kerala. The rice powder that the Vidusaka wears on his face, chest and hands, the tecciflowers tucked behind his ears, the naga (serpent) symbol on the crown are al specific to the region.

  The colour combinations applied for the jheroic characters may perhaps have been employed, elsewhere as per the ‘Natyasastra’. The important Vesha (categories of characters) are as follows:  

Pacca                :         for Sri Rama, Vibhishana,   Arjuna etc.

Minukku             :         Sutha & Jambavan

Pazhappu           :         Sutradhara, Rishis (Sages) etc.

Karutta Tati        :         Sugreeva

Cuvanna Tati      :         Bali

Velutta Tati        :         Hanuman

Katti                 :         Ravana

Kari                   :         Soorpanakha

 

All the heroines dress alike. Among the vidusakas Vasantaka and Sandilyan differ. The stage is equipped by a single stool and a lamp with three wicks lit and placed at the front of the stage.

 

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