As is customary at SPIC MACAY cultural events, the show began in a conversational style, with Bhat ji asking and answering questions about the history of puppets and how puppetry, as an art, came to be part of tradition. He then elucidated the various kinds of puppets (based on the way they're handled), such as String puppets, Glove puppets, Rod puppets, and Shadow puppets, while demonstrating how they are performed.