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Getting made up as a "Pacca," one of seven Kathakalli characters. The Pacca ("green") is the noble hero whose face is painted bright green and framed in a white bow-shaped sweep from ears to chin. Heroes such as Rama, Laksmana, Krishna, Arjuna, and Yudhisthira fall into this category.

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