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The ancient <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> epic says that this type of dance derived from <a href="/wiki/Bharatanatyam" title="Bharatanatyam">Bharatham</a> and a mixture of multiple forms of Tamil dance forms like <i>Bharatanatyam</i> postures and <i><a href="/wiki/Mudra" title="Mudra">mudras</a></i>. The offering of this dance is to the goddess to bless rain. The dance accompanies songs like folk <a href="/wiki/Carnatic_music" title="Carnatic music">Carnatic</a> (<i>Amrithavarshini</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The performers balance a pot on their head. Traditionally, this dance is categorized into two types: </p><p><i><b>Aatta Karakam</b></i> symbolizes joy and happiness. It is mainly performed as entertainment. </p><p><i><b>Sakthi Karakam</b></i> is performed only in temples as a spiritual offering.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Karakkatam</i> invokes rain through a classical Tamil dance. The most common song employs <i>Amrithavarshini Ragam</i> (<i>Ragamalika</i>). Tamils believed that <a href="/wiki/Mother_nature" class="mw-redirect" title="Mother nature">mother nature</a> gives bountiful rain and protects the harvest. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attire">Attire</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karakattam&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Attire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Karakattam</i> is traditionally performed in a <i>saree.</i> However, attire can vary as the main property is to have a <i>karakam</i> (Pot) on the head of the dancer. Common attire includes sarees or kurtha, colored towels and a pot. </p><p>The current <i>karakattam</i> fashion appears to have been corrupted, probably due to lack of support with Bharatanatyam purists dismissing the art as non-traditional and low class, as it has been reduced to more of a night glamour art, with young girls in skimpy clothing preferred as the performers and the audience having drunkards who come only to ogle and tease them. The Madras High Court issued a directive to disallow alcohol consumption when attending <i>karakattam</i> performances and to not do performances which are "obscene and vulgar".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regional_Variations">Regional Variations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karakattam&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Regional Variations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_Caribbean_Shaktism">In Caribbean Shaktism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karakattam&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: In Caribbean Shaktism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Shaktism" title="Caribbean Shaktism">Caribbean Shaktism</a>, a tradition found among the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Caribbeans" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Caribbeans">Indo-Caribbeans</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tamils" title="Tamils">Tamil</a> origin, Karakattam is known as Karagam Puja or Kalasa Puja. The tradition was brought to the Caribbean and South America via the <a href="/wiki/Girmityas" class="mw-redirect" title="Girmityas">Girmityas</a>, indentured servants from the Indian Subcontinent. </p><p>The Karagam Puja takes place for three continuous days and devotees fast prior to the ceremonies. The festival honours the gods <a href="/wiki/Kamakshi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamakshi">Kanchi Kamakshi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meenakshi" title="Meenakshi">Madurai Meenakshi</a>. The festival also honours the gods <a href="/wiki/Kali" title="Kali">Kali</a>/ <a href="/wiki/Mariamman" title="Mariamman">Mariamma</a> through a puja before the procession, <a href="/wiki/Ganga_(goddess)" title="Ganga (goddess)">Ganga Amman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kateri_Amman" title="Kateri Amman">Kaateri Maa</a> through a procession to the river where offerings on a board are thrown into the body of water and then the marlo pujaris enter trance and <a href="/wiki/Karuppu_Sami" class="mw-redirect" title="Karuppu Sami">Sangili Karuppu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madurai_Veeran" title="Madurai Veeran">Madurai Veeran</a> are honoured through some processions with stunts such as whipping, "taking oath" (which is putting a lit camphor on one's tongue to prove the devotee is truly in the trance and is said to purify the medium before they speak their words), and walking on hot coals before running to a pool made of milk. Other stunts can include piercing of the tongues and cheeks, dancing on sharpened machetes, and on this day, many animal sacrifices are also made. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Kalasha" title="Kalasha">lotas</a> are kept in the temple and consecrated accordingly, before being built with a <a href="/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut">coconut</a>, several layers of <a href="/wiki/Neem" class="mw-redirect" title="Neem">neem leaves</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oleander" class="mw-redirect" title="Oleander">oleander flowers</a>. Three participants enter the Sami Aduthal stage and then two of them carry the Karagams (usually these two participants being boys before hitting puberty or women), and the other one receives the god <a href="/wiki/Madurai_Veeran" title="Madurai Veeran">Madurai Veeran</a> and is dressed with a garland of oleander flowers and carries a staff topped with neem leaves. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karakattam&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1989, the Tamil movie <i><a href="/wiki/Karakattakkaran" title="Karakattakkaran">Karakattakkaran</a></i> featured its lead actors <a href="/wiki/Ramarajan" title="Ramarajan">Ramarajan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanaka_(actress)" title="Kanaka (actress)">Kanaka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kovai_Sarala" title="Kovai Sarala">Kovai Sarala</a> as performers of <i>karakattam</i>. The movie went on to become very popular and an advertisement for the dance form, especially because of the music by Ilaiyaraja and the song, "Maanguyilae Poonguyile" with its <i>karakattam</i> choreography. </p><p>Apart from this, the devotional film <i><a href="/wiki/Padai_Veetu_Amman" title="Padai Veetu Amman">Padai Veetu Amman</a></i> released in 2001 had the lead actress <a href="/wiki/Meena_(actress)" title="Meena (actress)">Meena</a> briefly performing <i>karakattam</i> dance in a festival song. Also, the 2002 Tamil film <a href="/wiki/Sri_Bannari_Amman" title="Sri Bannari Amman">Sri Bannari Amman</a> showed the central female devotee as a hereditary <i>karakattam</i> dancer. 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title="Dalkhai">Dalkhai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dandiya_Raas" title="Dandiya Raas">Dandiya Raas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhalo" title="Dhalo">Dhalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhunuchi_Nritya" title="Dhunuchi Nritya">Dhunachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dollu_Kunitha" title="Dollu Kunitha">Dollu Kunitha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domkach" title="Domkach">Domkach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domni" title="Domni">Domni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duffmuttu" title="Duffmuttu">Duffmuttu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumhal" title="Dumhal">Dumhal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fugdi" title="Fugdi">Fugdi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garadi" title="Garadi">Garadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garba_(dance)" title="Garba (dance)">Garba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giddha" title="Giddha">Giddha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghoomar" title="Ghoomar">Ghoomar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghumura_dance" title="Ghumura dance">Ghumura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gombhira" title="Gombhira">Gombhira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grida_dance" title="Grida dance">Grida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hojagiri" class="mw-redirect" title="Hojagiri">Hojagiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulivesha" class="mw-redirect" title="Hulivesha">Hulivesha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhijhiya" title="Jhijhiya">Jhijhiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhumar" title="Jhumar">Jhumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhumair" title="Jhumair">Jhumair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kachchhi_Ghodi_dance" title="Kachchhi Ghodi dance">Kachhi Ghodi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalbelia" title="Kalbelia">Kalbelia</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Karakattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karma_Naach" title="Karma Naach">Karma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keisabadi" title="Keisabadi">Keisabadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khual_Lam" title="Khual Lam">Khual Lam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kikkli" title="Kikkli">Kikkli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolattam" title="Kolattam">Kolattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kummi" title="Kummi">Kummi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavani" title="Lavani">Lavani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lahasua" class="mw-redirect" title="Lahasua">Lahasua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lezim" title="Lezim">Lezim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maach" title="Maach">Maach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malwai_Giddha" title="Malwai Giddha">Malwai Giddha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mardana_Jhumair" class="mw-redirect" title="Mardana Jhumair">Mardana Jhumair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matki_Dance" class="mw-redirect" title="Matki Dance">Matki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayilattam" title="Mayilattam">Mayilattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mussoll" title="Mussoll">Mussoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nacn%C4%AB" title="Nacnī">Nacnī</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nati_(dance)" title="Nati (dance)">Nati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oppana" title="Oppana">Oppana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oyilattam" title="Oyilattam">Oyilattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paampu_attam" title="Paampu attam">Paampattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padayani" title="Padayani">Padayani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pavri_Nach" title="Pavri Nach">Pavri Nach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phulpati_dance" title="Phulpati dance">Phulpati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poikkaal_Kuthirai_Aattam" title="Poikkaal Kuthirai Aattam">Poikkal Kuthiraiattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puli_Kali" title="Puli Kali">Puli Kali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puliyattam" title="Puliyattam">Puliyattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasiya" title="Rasiya">Rasiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raut_Nacha" title="Raut Nacha">Raut Nacha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saang" title="Saang">Saang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singhi_Chham" title="Singhi Chham">Singhi Chham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sword_dance" title="Sword dance">Sword dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tertali" title="Tertali">Tertali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirayattam" title="Thirayattam">Thirayattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thitambu_Nritham" class="mw-redirect" title="Thitambu Nritham">Thitambu Nritham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tippani" title="Tippani">Tippani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veeragase" title="Veeragase">Veeragase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yakshagana" title="Yakshagana">Yakshagana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contemporary</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hindi_cinema#Song_and_dance" title="Hindi cinema">Hindi cinema song and dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindi_dance_music" title="Hindi dance music">Hindi dance songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nautch" title="Nautch">Nautch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Natya_Shastra" title="Natya Shastra">Natya Shastra</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Abhinavabharati" title="Abhinavabharati">Abhinavabharati</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mudras_(dance)" title="List of mudras (dance)">Mudras</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By state</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dance_forms_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="Dance forms of Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folk_dances_of_Assam" title="Folk dances of Assam">Assam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_dances_of_Himachal_Pradesh" title="Traditional dances of Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folk_dance_forms_of_Odisha" title="Folk dance forms of Odisha">Odisha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folk_dances_of_Punjab" title="Folk dances of Punjab">Punjab</a></li> <li><a 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