This event is in the past.It took place on July 26, 2026 at Museum of Art & Photography (MAP).
Play
PlayRichmond Town, Bengaluru
🎭"fascinating and very well curated" (MAP visitor)
✂️See how the leather puppets are carved and painted
♿Fully wheelchair accessible with braille and sign language support
Step into the flickering world of Tholpavakoothu, Kerala's ancient ritual shadow puppetry. Master puppeteer Vipin Viswanatha Pulavar and his team reveal the craft behind the leather puppets, their symbolic stories, and the hypnotic rhythms that bring them to life.
Intimate cultural demonstration
Master artist session
Traditional storytelling
Leather puppet craft
PlayPlayRichmond Town, Bengaluru
🎭"fascinating and very well curated" (MAP visitor)
✂️See how the leather puppets are carved and painted
♿Fully wheelchair accessible with braille and sign language support
Step into the flickering world of Tholpavakoothu, Kerala's ancient ritual shadow puppetry. Master puppeteer Vipin Viswanatha Pulavar and his team reveal the craft behind the leather puppets, their symbolic stories, and the hypnotic rhythms that bring them to life.
Intimate cultural demonstration
Master artist session
Traditional storytelling
Leather puppet craft