"Behind the screen", a drawing of a shadow-puppet show (Census of India 1961, Selected Crafts of Andhra Pradesh, 1964, Leather Puppet Dolls, Plate 19, facing p. 23)

Ink drawing of a night-time puppet show from behind the screen: two men press puppets against a lit cloth screen under hanging lanterns, while musicians sit on a mat and baskets of puppets lie nearby.

Type: Drawing
Creator: A. Chandra Sekhar (Superintendent of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh), Selected Crafts of Andhra Pradesh, 1964
Date: 1964
Licence: Public domain in India
From: A. Chandra Sekhar (Census of India), Census of India 1961, Vol. II: Andhra Pradesh, Part VII-A (i): Selected Crafts of Andhra Pradesh (opens in a new tab), 1964, Leather Puppet Dolls, Plate 19, facing p. 23 (PDF p. 74)
Original: censusindia.gov.in (opens in a new tab)
Appears in: Andhra State & Andhra Pradesh, Telugu folk arts: burrakatha, harikatha, yakshaganam and more, Music & dance