Mirror mirror in my hand...who is the fairest in the room?
The audience is invited before the show to watch the actors put on their make-up. Kerela Kathakali Centre Fort Cochin.
Make up session
Kerela Kathakali Centre, Fort Cochin
Red eyes?
Actors place a "chundanga seed" under their lower eyelid before the performance to turn the white of their eyes red. Kerela Kathakali Centre, Fort Cochin
Kerela Kathakali Centre
Actors place a "chundanga seed" under their lower eyelid before the performance to turn the white of their eyes red.