Rod puppets are larger variations of glove puppet and are controlled by rods by the puppeteer from behind a screen. It is mainly popular in the region of Eastern India. Some of the popular examples are:
Yampuri
It is the traditional rod puppet of Bihar. The puppets are generally made of wood and are without any joints. They are carved out of a single piece of wood and then painted and dressed in bright colours.
Putul Nachh
It is the traditional rod puppet dance of Bengal-Odisha-Assam region. The figures are generally 3-4 ft. high and dressed like characters of Jatra. They generally have three joints – at the neck and at the shoulders. The puppeteers, each of whom control a single puppet by means of a rod attached to his waist, are placed behind a high curtain. The puppeteers move around behind the curtain, imparting similar
movements to the puppets. The performance is accompanied by a musical troop of 3-4 musicians playing harmonium, cymbals and tabla.
