A Katakali artist is posing with the complete make up of the character Krishna for the play Santhana Gopalam during the Thriball

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A Katakali artist is posing with the complete make up of the character Krishna for the play Santhana Gopalam during the Thriballor temple festival

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Ayroor, Kerala, India
Photo credit: © Frank Bienewald / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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