‘Pinnal kolattam’ uses colourful ropes. While one end of each of the rope is tied to a pole, the other end will be held by each dancer and on that end a stick will be tied.

Pinnal kolattam (an intricate form of the kolattam) follows. The girls move, beating the sticks holding one end of the rope in their hand.

CHENNAI: Members of the transgender community in Tamil Nadu's Chennai performed Kolattam folk dance on Thursday to raise awareness about COVID-19.

In the past few years, enthusiastic boys have also participated, thus evolving a new, male dimension to the dance. Older children perform complex patterns, such as, ‘Pinnal Kolattam.’ ...