Yakshagana, a night-long dance-drama with elaborate headgear and painted faces, belongs to which state?

TelanganaCorrect answerYour answerKeralaCorrect answerYour answerTamil NaduCorrect answerYour answerKarnatakaCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Yakshagana is the traditional dance-drama of coastal Karnataka.
It takes its stories from the epics and the Puranas and is performed through the night in the open.
Its costume and make-up resemble Kathakali's, which is why the two are confused, but Kathakali is Keralan.

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Both forms grew on the same stretch of the western coast, which is the likeliest reason for the resemblance.

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