minnukku
Indian theatrical character
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characters of the kathākali school
- In South Asian arts: The kathakali school
(7) Minnukku (“softly shaded”) represents sages, Brahmans, and women. The men wear white or orange dhotis (loincloths). Women have their faces painted light yellow and sprinkled with mica, and their heads are covered by saris.
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