Date:03/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/03/stories/2009010350570200.htm

Kerala

Festival vignettes

Photos: C. Ratheesh Kumar and S. Mahinsha

IN ACTION: Scenes from the 49th Kerala School Kalotsavam now on in Thiruvananthapuram. (Clockwise from top) A Kolkali team practises near the competition venue; a Kuchipudi participant takes a snack ahead of his event; an Ottanthullal contestant strikes a pose for his ‘edakka’ artiste; and a girl watches the proceedings wearing a surgical mask for protection from the dust and stench at the Putharikandam Maidan, the main venue of the competitions. —