A dance form essential to the wedding
entertainment and festivities of the Malabar Muslims. Maidens
and young female relatives sing and dance around the bride,
clapping their hands. The songs of Mappilappattu, are first
sung by the leader and are repeated by the chorus. The themes
are often teasing comments and innuendoes about the bride's
anticipated nuptial bliss. Oppana is often presented as
a stage item today
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