The kathputlis/ string puppets of Rajasthan, literally “wooden images”, typically have wooden heads with large painted eyes and torsos adorned with dazzling, trailing skirts.

In many parts of Rajasthan the Bhat community of itinerant bards above with their mobile puppet theatre enact the heroic deeds of Rajput warrior kings such as Amar Singh Rathore and the unrequited love story of Dhola and Maru.