Citipati is a protector deity or supernatural being in Tibetan Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism. It is formed of two skeletal deities, one male and the other female, both dancing wildly with their limbs intertwined inside a halo of flames representing change.The Citipati is said to be one of the seventy-five forms of Mahakala.

Citipati belongs to lineages of esoteric Buddhist practice from Tibet. The Sakya school was the first one to include this dancing skeleton couple in their practice which was later adopted by the Gelugs as well.