A rod puppet is a figure operated from beneath by means of wooden or metal rods. It is ubiquitous in many puppet traditions, but the term was more generally employed in Europe only from the middle of the 20th century. This form of puppetry now is found mostly in West Bengal and Orissa (India)
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