Karyat Vishnu temple is located at Purameri on Vadakara – Kuttiyadi road in Kozhikode district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Vishnu Bhagavan and darshan is towards west. The 9-day annual festival ends with Arattu on Thiruvonam nakshatra day in Kumbham month. The Upa Devatas worshipped in the temple are Ayyappan, Bhagavathy and Paradevata. The temple also has a dedicated Goddess Saraswati sankalpam. As per history, the temple belonged to Brahmins and later it came under the control of Kadathanadu Ilayarajavu. The sanctum sanctorum is square shaped with the basement in granite; the walls are in laterite and traditional roofing in wood covered by copper plates. Around the Sanctorum is the Nalambalam and outside the Nalambalam is Balikkal pura. The inscriptions on the basement of the flag post indicate that the flag post is dedicated by Krishna Varma Thampuran of Ayancheri Kovilakom. Karyat Vishnu Temple Murals The murals at Karyat Vishnu temple are best example of the