The correct answer is Option (2) - Kathakali
- Kathakali is a classical dance form of Kerala.
- Kathakali is a blend of dance, music, and acting and dramatizes stories, which are mostly adapted from the Indian epics.
- The dancers enact the roles (kings, gods, demons, etc.) of the stories with particular make- up and costume, the vocalists narrate the legend and the percussionists play the musical instruments.
- Different facial colors indicate different mental stages & characters, e.g. green - nobility, black-wicked, red patches - combining royalty & evil.
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