Thidambu Nritham

Thidambu Nritham (dance with the replica of the deity) is a Hindu ritual dance performed in Temples of North Malabar in India. It is mainly performed by Namboothiris and rarely other Brahmin, Thiyyar communities like Shivalli, Karhade and Havyaka.

Thidambu Nritham, as the name conveys, is a dance carrying the decorated image of the deity (thidambu) on the head.