Kathputli Dance is very famous dance in Rajasthan India. Kathputli means wooden doll. Kathputli dance plays based on popular legends of rajasthan. skilled Kathputli puppeteers plays the shows and they perform for the public. puppeteer Displaying his skill in making the puppets act and dance. The rajasthani folk music play with harmonium, dholak and pupadi during Kathputli dance. Kathputli puppets of Rajasthan is a doll like figures usually made with mango wood without feet. The word Katha means story of legends of rajasthan and the word putli means puppet made with wood. puppeteer use swords, turbans and crowns to decorate the Kathputli. The puppeteer manipulates the strings attached to the head, waist and hands of the puppets. The lower body is covered by along colourful skirts.

Kathputli Dance is a very attractive dance of rajasthan. The Kathputli Dance can be perform in the time of any big festival celebration or any stage cultural programme in rajasthan India. Kathputli Dance of rajasthan is a unique dance. puppeteer show his skill with strings like swordsmanship, dancing, horse riding, juggling and acrobatics. Animal puppets also used for the shows like camels and horses but only their necks would be movable.

Traditional puppeteers are belong from the Bhat community of rajasthan who have been performing for thousands of years. They go from village to village to presenting popular stories of heros. The favorite characters and stories like Prithviraj Chauhan, Amar Singh Rathor, Vikramaditya and durgadas are some of favorites. Puppetry is an old and popular folk entertainment. kathputlis wear brightly colored costumes which are fashioned by the from scraps of cloth by puppeteers of rajasthan. Colorful puppets are sold by hockes and handicraft shops throughout all over the Rajasthan.