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Togalu Bombeaata is a puppet drama in Karnataka but in the ancient times it was a ritual to invoke the gods
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 Togalu Bombeaata is a puppet show that reiterates the stories from Holy Scriptures such as Ramayana and Mahabharata. The shows are thereby performed pertaining to these themes. This is an ancient art form. Through the leather puppet show the main aim is to make more and more people aware of the tales from the religious texts. In Karnataka the people believed that such shows would please rain gods or keep diseases and epidemics at bay. Today Togalu Bombeaata is an interesting form of entertainment for the travelers. It needs great expertise to make lifeless dolls look alive.
Togalu Bombeaata, Puppet Theater is till date practised in the villages of Karnataka. The subjects, however, have not changed. They are still inspired from the popular stories in the mythological texts and others. This mode of entertainment is fast losing its popularity due to the tech age. In rural areas it is still an accepted way of entertainment. Once a ritual it now exists only as a source of entertainment.
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