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[[File:Sheethankan Thullal‍.jpg|right|thumb|300x300px|Sheethankan Thullal]]<br />
[[File:Seethankan_Thullal_Ranjith_Thripunithura.JPG|thumb|Sheethankan Thullal conducted in [[Thrippunithura]] temple.]]<br />
'''Sheethankan Thullal''' is a dance and poetic performance form in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. This one of the three major ''thullal'' forms prevailing in Kerala. Others are [[Ottan Thullal]] and [[Parayan Thullal]]. This dance is performed in a very slow tempo. It gives importance to gestures than vocal actions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://artkerala.weebly.com/thullal.html|title=Sheethankan thullal|website=artkerala.weebly.com}}</ref>{{better source|reason=See [[WP:BLOGS]]|date=July 2019}}<br />
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== Performance ==<br />
Usually Sheethankan Thullal is performed in midnight. But it can also performed in day time without using any lamps on stage. Minimum three persons should be needed for the performance. One for staging the performance and others for playing musical instruments.<br />
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== Costume ==<br />
The performer will be dressed with special costume for thullal. They use yellow coloured powder in face and use dress made up of [[Coconut]] leaves. Usually ''Kakali'' is the [[Metre (poetry)|metre]] used in this dance form.<br />
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== Origin ==<br />
Sheethankan thullal was discovered by famous [[Malayalam]] poet [[Kunchan Nambiar]] in [[Ambalappuzha]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Ottan Thullal]]<br />
* [[Parayan Thullal]]<br />
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== References==<br />
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