▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Man ora ▁( ม โ น ร า ห ์ , ▁ ม โ น ห ์ ร า ) ▁N ora ▁( โ น ร า ) ▁in ▁Th ai ▁language . ▁ ▁The ▁basic ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁performance ▁include ▁a ▁length y ▁inv ocation , ▁a ▁dance ▁by ▁the ▁main ▁character , ▁and ▁a ▁play ▁or ▁sk it . ▁The ▁inv ocation ▁is ▁en act ed ▁by ▁slow ▁rh yth mic ▁movements ▁of ▁legs , ▁arms ▁and ▁fingers . ▁The ▁dram atic ▁re per toire ▁of ▁Men ora ▁performance ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁Th ai ▁leg ends ▁of ▁Man oh ara , ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁J ata ka ▁tales , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁already ▁acc ult ured ▁into ▁Mal ay ▁society ▁centuries ▁ago . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁state ▁of ▁Kel ant an ▁and ▁Ter eng gan u , ▁Men ora ▁incorpor ates ▁much ▁use ▁of ▁Mal ay ▁language ▁and ▁a ▁mak ▁y ong - style ▁dance ▁movements . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁north western ▁state ▁of ▁K ed ah , ▁it ▁is ▁performed ▁in ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁Th ai ▁and ▁local ▁dialect s , ▁but ▁ad her es ▁to ▁the ▁inv ocation - play ▁in ▁a ▁distinct ly ▁north ▁Malays ian ▁style ▁and ▁incorpor ates ▁some ▁elements ▁of ▁Ji key ▁and ▁M ek ▁Mul ung . ▁ ▁The ▁musical ▁ensemble ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁hand ▁c ym b als , ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁small ▁kn ob bed ▁g ongs , ▁a ▁pair ▁of