Indian Art And Culture (Part-IV) (Railway)

• It belongs to the Tibeto Burman language family consisting of three distinct dialects, namely, Chungli, Mongsen and Changki.

• The Chungli dialect is known to be the standard dialect of the language.

• It marks the location where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment.

•  On the fourth day of Onam celebrations, performers painted like tigers and leopards in bright yellow, red, and black shake their bellies and dance to the beats of instruments.

• The literal meaning of Pulikali is the 'play of the tigers' hence the performance revolves around the theme of tiger hunting.