Paambadam

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Paambadam or Thandatti is an earring worn by elderly women in South Indian States such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala.{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.news18.com/tirunelveli/grandmother-earrings-pambadam-thandati-statue-in-nellai-920265.html|title=பாட்டிகளின் காதுகளை அலங்கரித்த பாம்படம்.. தண்டட்டிக்கு நினைவுச் சின்னம் வைத்த நெல்லை மாநகராட்சி..|work=News18|language=ta|date=28 March 2023}}

Designed in the shape of a snake hood, with two balls, two knobs, a square piece, and a tongue pieced together, the gold-coated earrings weigh about 50 g each.

Paambadam in Tamil means the hood of the snake(paambin padam).

The sheer weight of a paambadam enlarges the ear lobe, which has to be pierced with a special knife for gradual expression.

Paambadam would be worn with one or two others of similar size and weight, pulling down and stretching the earlobe considerably. The remarkable semi-abstract design actually incorporates animal forms, showing the head of a snake.

Currently, due to more modernisation, such earrings are not worn.