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<p>Rescued 1 archive link. <a href="/w/index.php?title=User:GreenC/WaybackMedic_2.5&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="User:GreenC/WaybackMedic 2.5 (page does not exist)">Wayback Medic 2.5</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}{{Use Indian English|date = August 2019}}<br /> <br /> {{Expand Tamil|date=August 2019}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Oyilattam&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{lang-ta|ஒயிலாட்டம்}}; meaning: dance of grace) is a folk dance with origins in the [[Madurai]] region of [[Tamil Nadu]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite journal|year=1993|title=Folk dances|journal=Seminar: The Monthly Symposium|publisher=Romeshraj Trust|pages=35}}&lt;/ref&gt; The dance has its origins in southern [[Tamil Nadu]] and is primarily performed in [[Madurai district]], [[Tirunelveli district]] and [[Tiruchirapalli district]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.szcc.tn.nic.in/states/taminadu/folk/oyilattam.html|title=Oyilattam|publisher=Govt of [[Tamil Nadu]], South Zone Cultural Centre|access-date=2009-08-03}}&lt;/ref&gt; It was traditionally a dance where a few men would stand in a row with two kerchiefs perform rhythmic steps to the musical accompaniment, with the number of dancers increasing; over the past ten years women have also started performing this dance. Typically, the musical accompaniment is the [[Thavil]] and the performers have coloured handkerchiefs tied to their fingers&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/29/stories/2003102900640100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031124064829/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/29/stories/2003102900640100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 24, 2003|title=In tradition&#039;s footsteps|date=October 29, 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-08-03|location=Chennai, India}}&lt;/ref&gt; and wear ankle bells. Oyilattam is one of the folk arts identified for mainstreaming by the Tamil university.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-27/chennai/28163852_1_arts-folk-academics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024093533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-27/chennai/28163852_1_arts-folk-academics|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2012|title=Academics find blueprint to revive Tamil folk arts|date=July 27, 2009|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2009-08-03|first1=B Aravind|last1=Kumar}}&lt;/ref&gt; Mainly Oyilattam is performed at village festivals. It is a dance used after harvest to protect the grains from birds.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Folk dances of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-dance-stub}}<br /> {{Tamil-stub}}{{Dance in India}}</div>

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