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 {{see also|Karaga (festival)}}{{Refimprove|date=December 2010}}{{Expand Tamil|date=August 2019}}[[File:A video on Tamil Karakattam.ogv|thumb|Karakattam]]
-'''''Karakaattam''''' ({{lang-ta|கரகாட்டம்}} or "''karakam'' ({{lang|ta|கரகம்}} 'water pot') dance") is an ancient folk dance of [[Tamil Nadu]] performed in praise of the rain goddess [[Mariamman]]. The ancient [[Tamil language|Tamil]] epic says that this type of dance derived from [[Bharatanatyam|Bharatham]] and a  mixture of multiple forms of Tamil dance forms like ''Bharatanatyam'' postures and ''[[Mudra|mudras]]''. The offering of this dance is to the goddess to bless rain. The dance accompanies songs like folk [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] (''Amrithavarshini'').<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tamilselvi.com/Karagam.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106090629/http://www.tamilselvi.com/Karagam.htm |archive-date=2011-01-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+'''''Karakaattam''''' ({{lang-ta|கரகாட்டம்}} or "''karakam'' ({{lang|ta|கரகம்}} 'water pot') dance") is an ancient folk dance of [[Tamil Nadu]] performed in praise of the rain goddess [[Mariamman]]. The ancient [[Tamil language|Tamil]] epic says that this type of dance derived from [[Bharatanatyam|Bharatham]] and a  mixture of multiple forms of Tamil dance forms like ''Bharatanatyam'' postures and ''[[mudra]]s''. The offering of this dance is to the goddess to bless rain. The dance accompanies songs like folk [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] (''Amrithavarshini'').<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tamilselvi.com/Karagam.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106090629/http://www.tamilselvi.com/Karagam.htm |archive-date=2011-01-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 The performers balance a pot on their head. Traditionally, this dance is categorized into two types:
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 '''''Sakthi Karakam''''' is performed only in temples as a spiritual offering.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tamilnadu.com/arts/karakattam.html |title=Karakattam Tamilnadu|publisher=Tamilnadu.com|date=10 January 2013}}</ref>
-''Karakkatam'' invokes rain through a classical Tamil dance. The most common song employs ''Amrithavarshini Ragam'' (''Ragamalika''). Tamils believed that [[Mother nature|mother nature]] gives bountiful rain and protects the harvest.
+''Karakkatam'' invokes rain through a classical Tamil dance. The most common song employs ''Amrithavarshini Ragam'' (''Ragamalika''). Tamils believed that [[mother nature]] gives bountiful rain and protects the harvest.
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