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'''''Nangiar koothu''''' or ''Nangyar Koothu'' is an allied traditional art of [[Kutiyattam]], an age-old [[Sanskrit]] drama tradition of [[India]]. It is performed traditionally by the women of the [[Ambalavasi]] [[Nambiar (Ambalavasi/Mizhavu)|Nambiar]] community of [[Kerala]], known as ''Nangyaramma'', but since the second half of the 20th century it's no longer the case.<br />
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Nangiarkoothu, an offshoot of [[Kutiyattam]], is a solo performance with an antiquity of 1500 years. It is the sole domain of female artistes. The stories for the performance are taken from the text ''Sree Krishna Charitam'', depicting the life of [[Lord Krishna]]. During the performance the actress presents the long-winded stories of Lord Krishna through hand gestures, facial expressions, and body movements to the accompaniment of the resonant pot drum [[mizhavu]].<br />
==Gallery==<br />
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File:Nangyar kooth of Kerala .jpg|Nangyar kooth of Kerala<br />
File:Kootiyaattam 4.jpg|At Kerala school Kalolsavam<br />
File:Nangyar Koothu - Koodiyattam By Dr Indu G 1.JPG<br />
File:Nangyaar kooth 7.jpg|Poothanaamoksham<br />
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== References ==<br />
*[[Māni Mādhava Chākyār|Chākyār, Māni Mādhava]]. ''[[Nātyakalpadrumam]]'', [[Sangeet Natak Academi]], New Delhi, 1975<br />
*[[Margi Sathi]],."Sree Rama Charitham Nangiarammakuthu", D.C.Books, Kottayam,1999<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Chakyar Koothu]]<br />
*[[Koodiyattam]]<br />
*[[Mani Madhava Chakyar]]<br />
*[[Margi Sathi]]<br />
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[[Category:Dances of Kerala]]<br />
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