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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Oppana&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{lang-ml|ഒപ്പന}}) is a popular form of social entertainment among the [[Mappila]] (Kerala Muslims) community of [[Kerala]], [[South India]], prevalent throughout Kerala, especially in [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Malapuram district&lt;/del&gt;|&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Malappuram&lt;/del&gt;]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;hindu_nov08&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/11/14/stories/2008111450760300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125135232/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/11/14/stories/2008111450760300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-25|title=Reinventing tradition|last=P.K.|first=Ajith Kumar|date=2008-11-14|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-08-15}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Term Oppana is believed to be originated from the Arabic word &quot;Affna&quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.keralaculture.org/oppana/23&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Oppana was originated on the occasion of make of Muslim brides.{{clarify|date=February 2016}}. But in Kerala, this art form has been revived with much popularity on the performing stages of the Youth Festivals of the student community.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Oppana&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{lang-ml|ഒപ്പന}}) is a popular form of social entertainment among the [[Mappila]] (Kerala Muslims) community of [[Kerala]], [[South India]], prevalent throughout Kerala, especially in [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Malabar region&lt;/ins&gt;|&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Malabar&lt;/ins&gt;]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;hindu_nov08&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/11/14/stories/2008111450760300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125135232/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/11/14/stories/2008111450760300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-25|title=Reinventing tradition|last=P.K.|first=Ajith Kumar|date=2008-11-14|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-08-15}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Term Oppana is believed to be originated from the Arabic word &quot;Affna&quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Cite web|url=&lt;/ins&gt;http://www.keralaculture.org/oppana/23&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|title = Oppana - the popular Muslim art form}}&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Oppana was originated on the occasion of make of Muslim brides.{{clarify|date=February 2016}}. But in Kerala, this art form has been revived with much popularity on the performing stages of the Youth Festivals of the student community.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Oppana @VAST.jpg|thumb|Oppana performed at a college arts fest|326x326px]]Oppana is generally presented by females, numbering about fifteen, including musicians, on a wedding day. The bride dressed in all finery, covered with gold ornaments and her palms and feet adorned with an intricately woven pattern of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;mylanchi&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[henna]]), sits amidst the circle of dancers. She is the chief spectator sitting on a peetam (chair), around which the singing and dancing take place. While they sing, they clap their hands rhythmically and move around, the bride using simple steps. Two or three girls begin the songs and the rest join in chorus.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;arabnews&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9&amp;amp;section=0&amp;amp;article=90096&amp;amp;d=18&amp;amp;m=12&amp;amp;y=2006&amp;amp;pix=community.jpg&amp;amp;category=Features|title=Oppana — a Popular Form of Art&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Oppana @VAST.jpg|thumb|Oppana performed at a college arts fest|326x326px]]Oppana is generally presented by females, numbering about fifteen, including musicians, on a wedding day. The bride dressed in all finery, covered with gold ornaments and her palms and feet adorned with an intricately woven pattern of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;mylanchi&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[henna]]), sits amidst the circle of dancers. She is the chief spectator sitting on a peetam (chair), around which the singing and dancing take place. While they sing, they clap their hands rhythmically and move around, the bride using simple steps. Two or three girls begin the songs and the rest join in chorus.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;arabnews&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9&amp;amp;section=0&amp;amp;article=90096&amp;amp;d=18&amp;amp;m=12&amp;amp;y=2006&amp;amp;pix=community.jpg&amp;amp;category=Features|title=Oppana — a Popular Form of Art&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The word Oppana may have been derived from an [[Arabic]] form, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Afna&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. There are two types of Oppana, one is Oppana &amp;#039;&amp;#039;chayal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and another is Oppana &amp;#039;&amp;#039;murukkam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. When Oppana &amp;#039;&amp;#039;chayal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is performed, they do not clap their hands. If it begins with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chayal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; it would also end with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chayal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; only.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=P.J.|first=Varghese|author2=Ramachandran, K.R |author3=Kurian, P.S. |title=Festivals of Kerala|publisher=Tourist Desk|location=Cochin|year=1993}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The word Oppana may have been derived from an [[Arabic]] form, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Afna&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. There are two types of Oppana, one is Oppana &amp;#039;&amp;#039;chayal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and another is Oppana &amp;#039;&amp;#039;murukkam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. When Oppana &amp;#039;&amp;#039;chayal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is performed, they do not clap their hands. If it begins with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chayal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; it would also end with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chayal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; only.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=P.J.|first=Varghese|author2=Ramachandran, K.R |author3=Kurian, P.S. |title=Festivals of Kerala|publisher=Tourist Desk|location=Cochin|year=1993}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Oppana&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang-ml|ഒപ്പന}}) is a popular form of social entertainment among the [[Mappila]] (Kerala Muslims) community of [[Kerala]], [[South India]], prevalent throughout Kerala, especially in [[Malapuram district|Malappuram]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hindu_nov08&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/11/14/stories/2008111450760300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125135232/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/11/14/stories/2008111450760300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-25|title=Reinventing tradition|last=P.K.|first=Ajith Kumar|date=2008-11-14|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-08-15}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Term Oppana is believed to be originated from the Arabic word &amp;quot;Affna&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.keralaculture.org/oppana/23&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Oppana was originated on the occasion of make of Muslim brides.{{clarify|date=February 2016}}. But in Kerala, this art form has been revived with much popularity on the performing stages of the Youth Festivals of the student community.&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Oppana @VAST.jpg|thumb|Oppana performed at a college arts fest|326x326px]]Oppana is generally presented by females, numbering about fifteen, including musicians, on a wedding day. The bride dressed in all finery, covered with gold ornaments and her palms and feet adorned with an intricately woven pattern of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;mylanchi&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[henna]]), sits amidst the circle of dancers. She is the chief spectator sitting on a peetam (chair), around which the singing and dancing take place. While they sing, they clap their hands rhythmically and move around, the bride using simple steps. Two or three girls begin the songs and the rest join in chorus.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;arabnews&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9&amp;amp;section=0&amp;amp;article=90096&amp;amp;d=18&amp;amp;m=12&amp;amp;y=2006&amp;amp;pix=community.jpg&amp;amp;category=Features|title=Oppana — a Popular Form of Art&lt;br /&gt;
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Sometime Oppana is also presented by males to entertain the bridegroom. It usually takes place just before the bridegroom leaves for the bride&amp;#039;s residence where the [[Nikah]] (marriage) takes place or at the time he enters the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Maniyara&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=Porter|first=James |author2=Rice, Timothy |author3=Goertzen, Chris|title=The Garland encyclopedia of world music|publisher=Alexander Street Press|volume=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOlNv8MAXIEC&amp;amp;q=oppana&amp;amp;pg=RA2-PA947|access-date=2009-08-15| isbn=978-0-8240-4946-1|year=1998 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Pump organ|Harmonium]], [[tabla]], [[ganjira]] and [[elathaalam]] are the musical instruments employed for this performance. Only the [[Mappilapaattu]] will be sung on the occasion. &lt;br /&gt;
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The word Oppana may have been derived from an [[Arabic]] form, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Afna&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. There are two types of Oppana, one is Oppana &amp;#039;&amp;#039;chayal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and another is Oppana &amp;#039;&amp;#039;murukkam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. When Oppana &amp;#039;&amp;#039;chayal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is performed, they do not clap their hands. If it begins with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chayal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; it would also end with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chayal&amp;#039;&amp;#039; only.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last=P.J.|first=Varghese|author2=Ramachandran, K.R |author3=Kurian, P.S. |title=Festivals of Kerala|publisher=Tourist Desk|location=Cochin|year=1993}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Duff Muttu]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Mappila Paattu]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Kuthu Ratheeb]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Mappila]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Kerala Folklore Akademi]]&lt;br /&gt;
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