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dance form essential to the wedding entertainment and festivities of the Malabar
Muslims. Maidens and young female relatives sing and dance around the bride,
clapping their hands. The songs of Mappilappattu, are first sung by the leader
and are repeated by the chorus. The themes are often teasing comments and innuendoes
about the bride's anticipated nuptial bliss. Oppana is often presented as a
stage item today 
