Performer carefully applying make-up with bamboo stick for a Kathakali dance performance of folk mythologies, Nilambur, Kerala, India, Asia

Contemporary female performer in a traditional Kathakali dance about folk mythologies from the Hindu epics, Nilambur, Kerala, India, Asia

Contemporary female performer in a Kathakali dance depicting folk mythologies from the Hindu epics, Nilambur, Kerala, India, Asia

Students practising Kathakali dance with teacher, Kalamandalam University for the Performing Arts, Cheruthuruthy, Kerala, India, Asia

Students practising Kathakali dance with teacher, Kalamandalam University for the Performing Arts, Cheruthuruthy, Kerala, India, Asia

Kathakali, a classical Indian dance-drama, temple dance, Kerala Kathakali Centre, Kochi, Fort Cochin district, Ernakulam region, Ochanthuruth, Vypin island, India, Asia

Kathakali, a classical Indian dance-drama, temple dance, Kerala Kathakali Centre, Kochi, Fort Cochin district, Ernakulam region, Ochanthuruth, Vypin island, India, Asia