Oppana is a popular form of social entertainment among the Mappila community of Kerala. It is essentially performed in weddings and festivities of the Malabar Muslims. Maidens and young female relatives sing and dance around the bride, clapping their hands. The bride dressed in all finery, covered with gold ornaments and her palms and feet adorned with an intricately woven pattern of mylanchi (henna), sits amidst the circle as the chief spectator. The songs of Oppana(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.
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