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The Urumi of Kalaripayattu

Posted on March 2, 2015 by S

And now for something completely different, and your cross-cultural moment of the day… Kalaripayattu is the martial art from Kerala, India — located on the extreme southwest edge of the subcontinent.  A weapon used in Kalaripayattu is the urumi.  The … Continue reading →

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