Which traditional shadow puppet theatre, performed behind a backlit cotton screen with intricately carved leather puppets, tells stories from the Ramayana and Mahabharata epics across the Malay world?

• A Mak Yong
• B Mek Mulung
• C Wayang kulit ✓
• D Jikey

Wayang kulit (shadow puppetry) originated in Java but spread throughout the Malay world; the Kelantanese variant features a distinctive gamelan-derived musical accompaniment and is recognised by UNESCO.