Culture and Art of Telungana

The State of Telungana has been a meeting place for diverse languages and cultures and it is the best example of composite culture. It forms a link between North and South India as it is located in the uplands of Deccan Plateau. The capital city Hyderabad is often referred to as Mini India.

The Telungana district has its own identity in the art forms too. The Perini Sivatandavam - the dance o warriors is one of the oldest dance drama art which is coupled with story telling.

There is a variant of Yakshagana - the story telling art with lots of make up and daring music and loud dialogues and costumes and special stage techniques. Chindu Bhagavatham - story telling art where in the teller jumps while narrating the different stories of Baghawatham is performed all over Telungana. 

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