Togalu gombeyaata

Leather puppets demonstrating the war between the Pandava, Arjuna and his son Babruvahana

Togalu gombeyaata is a puppet show unique to the state of Karnataka, India. Togalu gombeyaata translates to "a play of leather dolls" in the native language of Kannada.[1] It is a form of shadow puppetry. Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat has undertaken research on this art and has a good collection of leather puppets.

  1. ^ A description of togalu gombeyaata is provided by Staff Correspondent (3 January 2005). "Create atmosphere to develop rural theatre". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 18 January 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2005.

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