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1108: Facial expressions of Kathakali

Kathakali requires many years of training. Here Guru Kuttan Asan displays the Navarasa (nine basic expressions) of which I could capture only six

 

From top left to bottom right: (1) Sringara (love-lust) (2) Hasyam (ridicule) (3) Veeram (Valour) (4) Jugupsa (disgust) (5)Ascharyam (wonder) (6) Shantham (Peace)

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Uploaded on September 8, 2012
Taken on August 23, 2012