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Islands India
Where a coral atoll's whole culture runs on coconut and current.
Lakshadweep's islands are small enough that culture and geography are the same conversation — boat-building, coir craft and fishing traditions built entirely around coconut palms and the lagoon each island sits inside.
Kolkali and Parichakali folk dances, performed with sticks in circular formation, are the islands' main performance tradition, usually danced at weddings and festivals rather than staged separately.
Worth knowing
What you can practice here
Living traditions
Dance
Music
Theatre & puppetry
Art & craft
Martial & physical
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