Kathputli (Puppet) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. Rajasthani string puppetry is vibrant and thriving. These handmade wooden puppets are much more than just plaything or decorative dolls. They are a part of the traditional performance of puppetry – narrating an event from history, myths, folklore or legend, complete with music and speech. They are the repository of traditional wisdom, knowledge and social mores. Within them are contained the oral history of the region.  The tradition of handmade string puppets of Rajasthan is more than a thousand years old. It is known as 'Kaathputli' ('kaath' means wood, and 'putli' is puppet, i.e. wooden puppet) and mainly practiced by the Bhat community.
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