▁in ▁the ▁performance ▁are ▁accompanied ▁by ▁l ively , ▁rh yth mic ▁music ▁that ▁comb ines ▁elements ▁of ▁folk ▁and ▁classical ▁music . ▁Perform ances ▁have ▁little ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁dance ▁or ▁fight ▁sequences , ▁the ▁action ▁being ▁limited ▁by ▁the ▁joint less ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁pu ppets , ▁but ▁the ▁dram atic ▁effect ▁is ▁elev ated ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁po etic ▁language , ▁music ▁and ▁the ▁religious ▁them es ▁narr ated . ▁A ▁full ▁performance ▁takes ▁an ▁entire ▁week ▁with ▁a ▁night ▁each ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁k andas ▁of ▁the ▁Ram ay ana ▁but ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁performances ▁have ▁been ▁short ened ▁to ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁duration . ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁and ▁changes ▁ ▁Pu ppet ▁theatre ▁in ▁South ▁East ▁Asia ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁emer ged ▁from ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁J avan ese ▁pu ppet ▁theatre ▁of ▁Way ang ▁has ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the ▁Rab ana ▁Ch h aya . ▁In ▁recent ▁years ▁it ▁has ▁seen ▁changes ▁in ▁both ▁content ▁and ▁performances ▁with ▁contemporary ▁social ▁and ▁health ▁issues ▁also ▁forming ▁the ▁them es ▁of ▁the ▁performances . ▁A ▁rare ▁art ▁form , ▁efforts ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁under ▁the ▁ ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi ▁National ▁Centre ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁Del hi ▁to ▁rev ive ▁and ▁promote ▁it . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Th ol p av ako oth u ▁ ▁Way ang ▁Theatre ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : P u ppet ry ▁in ▁India ▁Category : O dia ▁culture <0x0A> </s> ▁H ose yn abad