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	==Materials==		==Materials==
	The dummy figure of a horse's body is made of light-weighted materials ([[jute]], [[cardboard]], [[paper]], and [[glass]]), and the cloth at the sides of the dummy swings to and fro covering the legs of the dancer.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tamilnadutourisme.com/music_dance.htm \|title=South India travel agents,music,dance,Mumbai,Delhi,Kerala,Chennai,Goa,Karnataka \|access-date= 30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.webindia123.com/tamilnadu/ART/puravaiattam.htm \|title=Puravai Attam-Art of Tamil Nadu-dance of Tamil Nadu-Karakoram dance-puravali attam-arayar natanam-podikazhi attam \|access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref> The dancers tie wooden legs to their feet so that sound is evoked when they are tapped on the floor, which sound like the hooves of the horse. The dancer brandishes either a sword or a whip.		The dummy figure of a horse's body is made of light-weighted materials ([[jute]], [[cardboard]], paper, and glass), and the cloth at the sides of the dummy swings to and fro covering the legs of the dancer.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tamilnadutourisme.com/music_dance.htm \|title=South India travel agents, music, dance, Mumbai, Delhi, Kerala, Chennai, Goa, Karnataka \|access-date= 30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.webindia123.com/tamilnadu/ART/puravaiattam.htm \|title=Puravai Attam-Art of Tamil Nadu-dance of Tamil Nadu-Karakoram dance-puravali attam-arayar natanam-podikazhi attam \|access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref> The dancers tie wooden legs to their feet so that sound is evoked when they are tapped on the floor, which sound like the hooves of the horse. The dancer brandishes either a sword or a whip.

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	==Background music==		==Background music==
	This dance is rendered to the accompaniment of music such as [[clarionet]], [[drum]], south Indian folk dance instruments such as [[Kundalam]], [[Naiyaandi Melam]], [[Thavil]], [[Nadhaswaram]], [[Pambai]] and [[Thalam]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thanjavurfolkdances.com/gallery_video.html \|title=::Welcome to Thanjavore Folk Dances::Video Gallery \|access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref>		This dance is rendered to the accompaniment of music such as [[clarionet]], drum, south Indian folk dance instruments such as [[Kundalam]], [[Naiyaandi Melam]], [[Thavil]], [[Nadhaswaram]], [[Pambai]] and [[Thalam]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thanjavurfolkdances.com/gallery_video.html \|title=::Welcome to Thanjavore Folk Dances::Video Gallery \|access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref>

	==Performance==		==Performance==

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	'''Poikkaal Kuthirai Aattam''' (''poi'' - False, ''kaal'' - leg, ''Kuthirai'' – Horse) or '''Puravi Aattam''' ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]:~~பொய்க்கால்குதிரை~~ ஆட்டம்) (Dummy Horse Dance) is one of the [[folk dances]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is a type of dance performed with a dummy horse having a gap inside so that a person can fit into it to perform the dance.		'''Poikkaal Kuthirai Aattam''' (''poi'' - False, ''kaal'' - leg, ''Kuthirai'' – Horse) or '''Puravi Aattam''' ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]:பொய்க்கால் குதிரை ஆட்டம்) (Dummy Horse Dance) is one of the [[folk dances]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is a type of dance performed with a dummy horse having a gap inside so that a person can fit into it to perform the dance.

	==Materials==		==Materials==
	The dummy figure of a horse's body is made of light-weighted materials ([[jute]], [[cardboard]], [[paper]], and [[glass]]) and the cloth at the sides of the dummy swings to and fro covering the legs of the dancer.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tamilnadutourisme.com/music_dance.htm \|title=South ~~india~~ travel agents,music,dance,~~mumbai~~,~~delhi~~,~~kerala~~,~~chennai~~,~~goa~~,~~karnataka~~ \|access-date= 30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.webindia123.com/tamilnadu/ART/puravaiattam.htm \|title=Puravai Attam-Art of Tamil Nadu-dance of Tamil Nadu-~~karakam~~ dance-puravali attam-arayar natanam-podikazhi attam \|access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref> The dancers tie wooden legs to their feet so that sound is evoked when they are tapped on the floor, which sound like the hooves of the horse. The dancer brandishes either a sword or a whip.		The dummy figure of a horse's body is made of light-weighted materials ([[jute]], [[cardboard]], [[paper]], and [[glass]]), and the cloth at the sides of the dummy swings to and fro covering the legs of the dancer.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tamilnadutourisme.com/music_dance.htm \|title=South India travel agents,music,dance,Mumbai,Delhi,Kerala,Chennai,Goa,Karnataka \|access-date= 30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.webindia123.com/tamilnadu/ART/puravaiattam.htm \|title=Puravai Attam-Art of Tamil Nadu-dance of Tamil Nadu-Karakoram dance-puravali attam-arayar natanam-podikazhi attam \|access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref> The dancers tie wooden legs to their feet so that sound is evoked when they are tapped on the floor, which sound like the hooves of the horse. The dancer brandishes either a sword or a whip.

	==Performers==		==Performers==

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[[File:Poikkal-kuthirai-attam-performer.jpg|Poikkaal Kuthirai Aattam performer|right|thumb|250 px]]
'''Poikkaal Kuthirai Aattam''' (''poi'' - False, ''kaal'' - leg, ''Kuthirai'' – Horse) or '''Puravi Aattam''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]:பொய்க்கால்குதிரை ஆட்டம்) (Dummy Horse Dance) is one of the [[folk dances]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is a type of dance performed with a dummy horse having a gap inside so that a person can fit into it to perform the dance.

==Materials==
The dummy figure of a horse's body is made of light-weighted materials ([[jute]], [[cardboard]], [[paper]], and [[glass]]) and the cloth at the sides of the dummy swings to and fro covering the legs of the dancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tamilnadutourisme.com/music_dance.htm |title=South india travel agents,music,dance,mumbai,delhi,kerala,chennai,goa,karnataka |access-date= 30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webindia123.com/tamilnadu/ART/puravaiattam.htm |title=Puravai Attam-Art of Tamil Nadu-dance of Tamil Nadu-karakam dance-puravali attam-arayar natanam-podikazhi attam |access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref> The dancers tie wooden legs to their feet so that sound is evoked when they are tapped on the floor, which sound like the hooves of the horse. The dancer brandishes either a sword or a whip.

==Performers==
This folk dance needs much training and skill to perform.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tteltrust.org/folkdance.htm |title=Tamil Nadu Traditional, Cultural&Educational Trust |access-date=30 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221060136/http://tteltrust.org/folkdance.htm |archive-date=21 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The show is performed by men as well as women. This artistic performance is generally arranged during religious festivals and provides entertainment to the masses.

==Background music==
This dance is rendered to the accompaniment of music such as [[clarionet]], [[drum]], south Indian folk dance instruments such as [[Kundalam]], [[Naiyaandi Melam]], [[Thavil]], [[Nadhaswaram]], [[Pambai]] and [[Thalam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thanjavurfolkdances.com/gallery_video.html |title=::Welcome to Thanjavore Folk Dances::Video Gallery |access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref>

==Performance==
This artistic performance is connected to the worship of [[Ayyanar]] and prevails mainly around [[Thanjavur]]. This dance is performed by a pair of dancers impersonating a king and queen. Sometimes, they indulge in acrobatics and they entertain the folk for hours together. The dummy-horse show is one of the main attractions in the [[Republic Day (India)|republic day]] festivities at New Delhi and folk artists are sent from Tamil Nadu every year to perform this show.<ref>Prakash Talwar, "Travel and Tourism Management", Isha Books, Delhi, 2006. pp.134</ref>

==Alternate view==
Recent research on poikaal Kuthirai dance dispelled the myth that this art is ancient and of [[Maratha]] origin.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/Dances-with-a-past/article16614612.ece|title=Dances with a past|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 March 2010|first=Suganthy|last=Krishnamachari|access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Dance forms of Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Folk dances of Tamil Nadu]]