▁poet ▁Bis wan ath a ▁Kh unt ia . ▁That ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁villa in ▁of ▁the ▁Ram ay ana ▁has ▁been ▁as cribed ▁various ly ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁J ains ▁and ▁the ▁T amil s , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁view ▁Rab ana ▁with ▁greater ▁sympathy ▁than ▁other ▁H ind us . ▁Altern ately ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁named ▁after ▁R ama ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁V ish nu ▁and ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁in aus p icious ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁shadow . ▁ ▁Pu ppets ▁Pu ppets ▁used ▁in ▁Rav ana ▁Ch h aya ▁are ▁made ▁of ▁de ers kin , ▁range ▁from ▁ 6 ▁inches ▁to ▁ 2 ▁feet ▁in ▁height ▁and ▁are ▁mounted ▁on ▁b am bo o ▁pol es . ▁A ▁complete ▁performance ▁requires ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 7 0 0 ▁pu ppets ▁with ▁multiple ▁pu ppets ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁dep ict ▁a ▁divers ity ▁of ▁m ood s ▁for ▁individual ▁characters . ▁Besides ▁these ▁pu ppets , ▁there ▁are ▁others ▁that ▁set ▁the ▁background ▁and ▁the ▁stock ▁characters ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁bar ber ▁and ▁his ▁grand son . ▁The ▁pu ppets ▁are ▁not ▁col oured , ▁have ▁no ▁joint s ▁and ▁have ▁per for ations ▁that ▁outline ▁their ▁figures ▁and ▁cost umes . ▁The ▁pu pp ete er ▁manip ul ates ▁the ▁pu ppets ▁using ▁a ▁split ▁b am bo o ▁stick ▁that ▁runs ▁down ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁pu