Karagattam

E694049

Karagattam is a traditional South Indian folk dance form, especially popular in Tamil Nadu, in which performers balance decorated pots on their heads while dancing to rhythmic folk music.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Karagattam canonical 2
Sayyang Pattudu 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian dance ⓘ
Tamil folk art ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Amman goddesses ⓘ
linked to: Goddess Ammanavaru

Mariamman ⓘ
associatedWithLanguage Tamil ⓘ
costumeFeature brightly colored costumes ⓘ
traditional Tamil attire ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culturalContext rural folk tradition ⓘ
temple festival performance ⓘ
culturalSignificance expression of devotion ⓘ
symbol of rural Tamil culture ⓘ
geographicPopularity Tamil Nadu ⓘ
parts of Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
parts of Karnataka ⓘ
keyFeature balancing pots on the head while dancing ⓘ
energetic body movements ⓘ
rhythmic footwork ⓘ
musicType folk music ⓘ
performanceSetting open-air stages ⓘ
processions ⓘ
temple courtyards ⓘ
performanceStyle acrobatic movements ⓘ
spins and bends while balancing pots ⓘ
performanceType group dance ⓘ
solo dance ⓘ
performedWith decorated pots ⓘ
musical instruments ⓘ
water pots ⓘ
propFeature decorated pot with flowers ⓘ
pot sometimes filled with water ⓘ
regionOfOrigin South India ⓘ
relatedArtForm Kummi ⓘ
Oyilattam ⓘ
religiousContext Hindu folk worship ⓘ
requiresSkill balance ⓘ
coordination ⓘ
stamina ⓘ
rhythmicBasis folk percussion beats ⓘ
stateOfProminence Tamil Nadu ⓘ
tempo fast-paced ⓘ
traditionalOccasion harvest celebrations ⓘ
temple festivals ⓘ
village festivals ⓘ
transmission community-based teaching ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kongu Nadu → hasTraditionalArt → Karagattam ⓘ
Mandar people → traditionalDance → Sayyang Pattudu ⓘ
linked to: Karagattam
Southern Tamil Nadu → hasCulturalPractice → Karagattam ⓘ
subject linked to: southern Tamil Nadu