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Some say that Beijing Opera, introduced to India by Zheng He, inspired the elaborate make-up of the Kathakali drama of Kerala.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita. No usage authorized without prior written permission.

Photo size: 15.4 Mpixels (44 MB uncompressed) - 3943x3900 pixels (13.1x13 in / 33.4x33 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Beijing Opera, India, Indian Ocean, Kathakali drama, Kerala, page 310, Silk Road, Zheng He book

With elaborately carved headddresses and intricate costumes, Kathakali dramatizes stories form Hindu mythology.

Some say that Beijing Opera, introduced to India by Zheng He, inspired the elaborate make-up of the Kathakali drama of Kerala.

With its position at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, Sur once played a major role as a trading hub between India and Africa.