A Special cover on the Nimmalakunta Leather Puppetry was released at Viajayawada on 8th September 2021.
Nimmalakunta leather puppets are made of parchment leather, made out of goat skin with perforation hand painting to depict different characters from epics. These puppets are used in shadow puppetry shows called "Thotu Bommalata", a performing art for the role folk, particularly in the themes like Ramayana & Mahabharatha. The production has been diversified to lampshades, partition screens, wall decorative, Xmas hangings to suit the contemporary trends.
Cover Code: AP/37/2021
Courtesy: Suresh Rao, Bengaluru.
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