Pili Yesa

[1] Pilivēṣa is performed during Navratri to honour the Goddess Durga, whose favoured animal is the tiger (mārnemi).

The rest of his bare body and face is painted with designs that denote tigers, cheetahs, and leopards.

Typical skills are Fire breathing, Hand walking, Handstands, gymnastic moves, picking money from mouth by bending backwards and lifting akkimudi (rice tied in straw, weighing 42 kg!)

The 2014 Kannada movie Ulidavaru Kandanthe featured a tiger dance where one of the character (actor Achyuth Kumar) belonged to the Pilivesha troupe.

The 2021 movie Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana also had a brief history and featured Pili Vesha where the character of Shiva (actor Raj B. Shetty) performed the tiger dance, with the song "Sojugada sooju mallige".