Beautiful 'Pulikali' Tiger Dance procession in Thrissur to mark Onam celebrations

[caption id=“attachment_2415764” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] An Indian artist with his body painted with the likeness of a tiger dances before a tableau with a picture of tiger during the ‘Pulikali’ or Tiger Dance procession in Thrissur, Kerala. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2415766” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] This folk art festival is held every year in this town to entertain people during the harvest festival ‘Onam’. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2415770” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] An Indian man get his body painted before the procession. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2415772” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Indian men getting their bodies painted wait for the paint to dry before they perform during the ‘Pulikali’ or Tiger Dance. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2415774” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A young artist, eats a meal as he gets his body painted like a tiger. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2415776” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A mini-dancer during the procession. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2415780” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Volunteers hold a rope to keep away the crowd as Indian artists with their bodies painted with the likeness of tigers perform during the ‘Pulikali’ or Tiger Dance procession. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K.)[/caption]