<p class="MsoNormal">An April 2001 <em>Traveler</em> story titled "State of Enlightenment" featured this photograph of the dance of the Kathakali, unique to Kerala, India.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Senior photo editor Carol Enquist and associate photo editor Ben Fitch discuss the image and what makes it so powerful:</p> <p><iframe width="100%" height="20" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/171239328&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false"></iframe></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/thirty-years-of-traveler-in-pictures/">See More Pictures From <em>Traveler</em>'s 30th Anniversary Issue &gt;&gt;</a></p>

Kathakali Dance, India

An April 2001 Traveler story titled "State of Enlightenment" featured this photograph of the dance of the Kathakali, unique to Kerala, India.

Senior photo editor Carol Enquist and associate photo editor Ben Fitch discuss the image and what makes it so powerful:

 

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