Kathputli
- State: Rajasthan.
- Features: These puppets are carved from single piece of wood, and then covered with colourful long flowing skirt from waist and headgears.
Kundhei
- State: Odisha
- Feature: Made of light wood, the Odisha puppets have no legs but wear long flowing skirts. They have more joints and are, therefore, more versatile, articulate and easy to manipulate.
Gombeyatta
- State: Karnataka
- Feature
- They are styled and designed like the characters of Yakshagana.
- The music that accompanies is dramatic and beautifully blends folk and classical elements.
