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Margamkali is an ancient Indian round dance of the St. Thomas Critians community- based in Kerala state, mainly practiced by the endogamous sub-sect known as the Knanaya or Southist Christians. The dance retells the life and missionary work of Thomas the Apostle, based on the 3rd-century apocryphal Acts of Thomas.

There are several opinions on the potential origin of Margamkali. They are:

It is traced back to Jewish wedding songs and dance from the diaspora.

It is derived from Sangam kali, a performance dance form of brahmins.

It is derived from the Yathra Kali, a performance art of Nambudiri brahmins in Kerala.

"Margam" means path or way or solution in Malayalam, but in the religious context it is known as the path to attain salvation. 

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