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Traditions of Melattur

2 traditions tied to Melattur.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Narasimha Jayanti: anonymous, Public domain, source
Kuchipudi: Augustus Binu / facebook, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

The weekly EveryParampara

Every week: one tradition from somewhere new, what is being celebrated around the world this week, and one idea explained.