Now am not one of those who aint a gr8 fan of "Face Painting" .... But but recently I sat engrossed thru a "Face Painting" session of nee not kids but of "Men"! Yea u heard it rt... Face Painting for men by men! Look at below pics to see what am talking of....
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Work In Progress! |
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Work (still) in Progress - Ably assisted by a 2nd person! |
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A closer look of the almost-finished Face! |
Haa wondering whats happening here?? As few of you must have guessed the man here is having his face painted for he is the lead actor in "Kathakali" ~~ A folk dance from Kerala, India. You can read more about it
here.
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A Kathakali Dance Mask ~~ The actor is supposed to resemble something close this once the make-up session is done! |
I hope u enjoyed this infotainment walk thru of the Face-Painitng session... Lol!
Linking this to ABC Wednesday(F is for "Face Painting")
It looks amazing. Otherwise I am also not fond of face painting. The only exception is holi.
ReplyDeleteyup I did :) :)
ReplyDeleteवीडियो पर तो नृत्यों में यह देखा था. जीवंत पेंटिंग अद्भुत है.
ReplyDeleteMore elaborate than I would have expected!
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
Marvellous art, I've seen Kathakali, but unfortunately not in India, yet.
ReplyDeleteHello.
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn't find me painting my face...I'm already pretty! (LOL)
Thanks for sharing.
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