Pulikali

ForumIAS announcing GS Foundation Program for UPSC CSE 2025-26 from 26th June. Click Here for more information.

News:Pulikali(Tiger dance) festival is set to be welcomed in Kerala.

Facts

About Pulikali:

  • Pulikali (Tiger Dance) is a folk art of Kerala.
  • The artists wear a tiger mask, paint their bodies like tigers and dance to the rhythm of traditional percussion instruments such as thakil, udukku and chenda.
  • It is performed on the fourth day of Onam festival.
  • The main theme of this folk art is tiger hunting with participants playing the role of tiger and hunter.
Print Friendly and PDF
Blog
Academy
Community