Velakali

thumb|A velakali performance at Chirakkadavu Sree Mahadeva Temple.

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thumb|A velakali performance at Chirakkadavu Sree Mahadeva Temple.

Velakali is a traditional martial dance of Nair community of Kerala, India that is performed during temple festivals. Brightly dressed dancers wielding swords and shields depict a fight sequence between the Pandavas and Kauravas during the course of the dance.