Kalyanasaugandhikam: Bhima, Hanuman and the flower (Kathakali)

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One of Kathakali's best-loved plays is a forest meeting of two sons of Vayu.

Bhima goes into the forest to find the kalyanasaugandhikam flower to please Draupadi and meets his spirit-brother Hanuman. Written as a Kathakali aattakatha by Kottayathu Thampuran, it is a hallmark of the repertoire alongside Kirmeeravadham, Bakavadham and Kalakeyavadham, with room for improvisation (manodharma).