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Kathakali Backstage

fully prepared & ready for show.

Kathakali Backstage

Female characters are also done by male performers here. The dressing of that performer is also going on simultaneously.

Kathakali Backstage

Wrapping plastic sheet over waist for holding the costume properly.

Kathakali Backstage

Final touch on face by his own.

Kathakali Backstage

Putting on a flower seed inside the eye for keep the eye red . the performer remove it after finishing the performance. Most of the expressions in Kathakali are depicted by face & more precisely via eyes.