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Which Indian epics provide stories for many traditional dances of Keralam?

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Map of southern India highlighting the state of Keralam in orange along the southwestern coast, with its capital Thiruvananthapuram labeled. Surrounding countries and major bodies of water, including the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, are also shown for regional context.
Keralam

Many traditional dances of Keralam, including the classical dance-drama kathakali, draw their narratives from the great Indian epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.123

In addition to these two primary epics, traditional dance performances in Keralam may also incorporate stories derived from other religious texts, such as the Shiva-purana and the Bhagavata-purana, or focus on the honoring of specific Hindu deities.234