I arrived at the theater an hour and a half before the performance to watch and photograph the process of preparing the actors. Here in Kerala, actors do not hide in dressing rooms, but make up right on the stage, and anyone who comes in advance can observe the process of transforming ordinary people into actors of Kathakali.
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