Turpubani Vidhi Natakam is very common in the eastern part of India in the villages neat Vizianargaram. The artists who perform belong to the family of goldsmith, but some of them also have turned to agriculture and they till the land and also practise the art form. Close to the folk form they present Bhama Kalapam with variation. The hastas they use are not clearly articulated or defined, nor the nritta. The dancers sing while dancing and the form appears essentially a music oriented Bhagavata tradition.

Some of the popular artists of the group like Kurchela Brahmananda Bhagavatra have carried on with this tradition by training his daughters Anjali, Ratnam and Lakshmi. The entire family performs together. They have in their repertoire Bhama Kalapam and Golla Kalapam. The male dancers wear sacred thread and call themselves Bhagavataras. They hail from Athava village and the father daughter due have won encomiums for their performances. They are quite popular with the Sikota district near Vizianagaram. They also have in their repertoire Kalyanam, Sitarama, Bhimagarvabhangam, Lord Krishna in the role of Garudi, the magician and other puranic lores. They perform during Navaratri, Ramanavami and other festivals. During the presentation, the musicians, mridanga players and the singers stand behind the dancers.

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