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Islands India
Lakshadweep
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
- ·Kolkali stick dance performed in circular formation at weddings
- ·Coir craft and traditional lagoon boat-building
- ·A culture built almost entirely around coconut palm and coral reef
Living traditions
Traditions & performing arts of Lakshadweep
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