Editing Oral Storytelling Traditions of Bharat and the World (section)

==== Dance-Dramas ====
Myriad traditions exist across India, that vary in style, costume and content — however, the essential qualities remain the same. In Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, Panḍavani (Stories and Songs of the Pāṇḍavas); from Karnataka and Kerala, Yakṣagana — an oral tradition that evolved into a semi-classical theatrical drama; Nangiar koothu and Kūdiyaṭṭam from Kerala, that incorporates elements of Koothu or Therukoothu from Tamil Nadu along with Sanskrit theatrical traditions; Kathakali and Pavakathakali, its glove puppet counterpart from Kerala; Sakhi kandhei, a tradition of string puppetry from Odisha; shadow puppetry such as Rabana Chhaya from Odisha, Tolu Bommalata from Andhra, Togalu Gombeyata in Karnataka, and similar traditions from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra; among others. The Andhra version of shadow puppetry using leather puppets, Bommalata even traveled as far as the shores of Java, and became a popular art form there, known as Wayang. We also have Phaḍ (a narrative scroll) and Kavaḍ, the storytelling tradition from Rajasthan where the kavad is a wooden shrine-like storytelling box where the heroes of the epics live. It is painted with images of various gods and goddesses, narrating stories, carried by a traveling bard who sings and narrates their stories.