The leather puppets used in Karnataka’s shadow puppetry tradition are called:

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The correct answer is: A) Ravanachhaya

Ravanachhaya is a shadow puppetry tradition from Karnataka, India. The puppets are made of leather and are manipulated by a puppeteer behind a screen. The puppets are used to tell stories from the Hindu epics, such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.

Tholu Bommalata is a shadow puppetry tradition from Andhra Pradesh, India. The puppets are made of cloth and are manipulated by a puppeteer behind a screen. The puppets are used to tell stories from the Hindu epics, such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.

Togalu Gombeyaata is a string puppetry tradition from Karnataka, India. The puppets are made of wood and are manipulated by a puppeteer using strings. The puppets are used to tell stories from the Hindu epics, such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.

Kathputli is a rod puppetry tradition from Rajasthan, India. The puppets are made of cloth and are manipulated by a puppeteer using rods. The puppets are used to tell stories from the Hindu epics, such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.