He specially holds shadow puppet shows. He has been holding such shows since his boyhood and since then has held many shows in India and aborad.

He has held shadow puppet festivals lasting several days too. At Alliance Francaise, Chandigarh, he organized a shadow puppet festival hosted by Alliance France Chandigarh.

The show featured different short puppet plays on mythological, folk and contemporary themes.

At Bhamlada village he organized a shadow puppet show festival for nine days featuring "Ramayana". The puppet shows are presented with special effects and sounds.

The puppetry of Prabal Pramanik is innovative and often brings in the element of modern theatre in this traditional art sphere.

Ustad Prabal Pramanik himself makes all the puppets. "Ramayana" show required more than one hundred and fifty puppets.

The shadow puppet shows of Prabal Pramanik have been audiences in India and abroad and have been acclaimed by the press too.

The themes of shadow puppet shows organized by Ustad Kalakar Prabal Pramanik.

(a) Folk themes presenting folk tales from India and France.

(b) Mythological themes from the Mythology of India.

(1) Durga

(2) Radhakrishna

(3) Birth of Krishna

(4) Shiva

(c) Contemporary puppet dramas of psychological significance. The dramas are written and directed by Ustad Kalakar Prabal Pramanik.

(d) Themes on Buddha’s life. This is a very special theme and has been presented at Mahabodhi Mahavihara temple committee premises at Bodh Gaya with great success.