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"Puli Kali"- In the annual festival"Onam",held in Kerala,India,this event marked the driving away the evil spirit from society."Puli" means tiger and "Kali" means dance in malayalam language.Hundreds

A young boy participates in the “tiger dance,” a 200-year-old colorful folk art performance. Painting tigers onto performers’ bodies takes six to seven hours, according to the photographer, who used a Nikon D-300.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2010
Date Uploaded: 11.2012
Photo Location: India
Camera: NIKON D300
Copyright: © Indranil Sengupta
Awards
Photo of the Day: 12.19.12
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