Kalaripayattu....

Today, we had a splendid kalaripayattu show performed by CVN Kalari of Calicut. For the uninitiated, kalaripayattu is the ancient martial art form of Kerala. Years of rigorous training impart an amazing amount of co-ordination and dexterity to its patrons. And the best part of any demo is the one having the urumi which is a highly flexible, snake like sword; which many a times had severed the head of the very person wielding the sword !! check out the pics...






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