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• Village deity (village guardian other):



• Goravaih: These people under Goravayya stock are the ardent devotees of Mailaralinga and Mallays- the different manifestations of Lord Shiva. While dancing, “pillangovi” (flute) and “Damaruga” (rattle drum) are being used for melody and tempo: Mailaralinga, Maidalarama and similar long narrative poems get tunefully recited to the accompaniment of these instruments.



• Doddata characters:

Left: Ravana: Ten headed, twenty armed lord of Lanka, Ravana, protagonist among Rakshasas. In the titanic combat between Rama and Ravana (who had abducted Sita) the demon king Ravan gets slain.

Right: Character in Royal robes



• A cot made of coir rope:



• Wall plates of an “Ein Mane”:



• Leather puppets:



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