Thacholikali

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Thacholikali is a folk art performed during the Mandala Utsavam, forty-one day annual festival at the Lokanarkavu Bhagavathy Temple. Lokanarkavu temple is situated 5 km from Vatakara, a small town in Kerala state of South India. This dance, performed during the festival resembles the martial art Kalarippayattu.{{Cite web|url=https://kozhikode.nic.in/tourist-place/lokanarkavu-temple/|title = Lokanarkavu Temple | Kozhikode District Website | India}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/kerala-festivals/mandala-utsavam/119/2|title = Mandala Utsavam & Pooram Festival of Lokanarkavu Temple, Kozhikode}}